1 euro FINLAND (1999-2006)

in the coin centre two whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) flying over Finnish landscape of mountains, forests and lakes; in the bottom right part with concave digits year of issue; at the edge a ring of twelve five-pointed stars - symbol of the European Union

left from the coin centre face value 1, on the right inscription: EURO; in the background of the inscription a simplified map of Europe showing borders of countries - members of the EU in 1999; in the background of the map vertically six parallel lines ending on both sides with five-pointed stars (the reverse is common for all euro coins)

three plain and three reeded sections

1 I 2002

still in circulation

Pertti Mäkinen, Luc Luycx (initials LL below letter 'O' in EURO on the reverse)

Rahapaja Oy (The Mint), Vantaa (over the horizon at the left edge of the obverse the initial M of the mint director Makkonen)

1999	16 120 000	M	+ 75 000 in annual boxed sets
2000	36 549 000	M	+ 75 000 in annual boxed sets
2001	13 772 000	M	+ 75 000 in annual boxed sets
2002	13 967 000	M	+ 134 000 in annual boxed sets
2003	543 500	M	+ 232 000 in annual boxed sets
2004	5 406 000	M	+ 118 000 in annual boxed sets
2005	7 854 500	M	+ 76 000 in annual boxed sets
2006	1 629 400	M	+ 74 306 in annual boxed sets

On Finnish coins produced after 1945 the following initials of directors of the Finnish Mint can be found:

• S - Isak Gustaf Sundell (in years 1912 - 1947)

• L - Vesa Uolevi Liuhto (1948)

• H - Peippo Uolevi Helle (1948 - 1958)

• S - Allan Alarik Soiniemi (1958 - 1975)

• K - Timo Kauko Koivuranta (1976 -1983)

• N - Reino Tapio Nevalainen (1983 - 1987)

• M - Reino Tapio Makkonen (1987 - 2006)