Finland chose three designs based
upon motifs similar to those used on national coins.
EUR 2
This shows cloudberries
and cloudberry flowers, designed by Raimo Heino. Edge lettering of
the 2 euro coin: SUOMI FINLAND * * *, where the * represents a lions
head.
EUR 1
The artist Pertti
Maekinen created a motif depicting two flying swans for this coin.
The designs were taken from his competition entry for a coin to commemorate
the 80th anniversary of the independence of Finland.
50 cent
These show a heraldic
lion which is a reproduction of a design by the sculptor Heikki Häiväoja.
The heraldic lion in different designs has been used in several Finnish
coins over the years, for example on the 1 markka coins between 1964
and 2001.