<P> The Finnish markka ( Finnish : Suomen markka , abbreviated mk , Swedish : finsk mark , currency code : FIM ) was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 , when it ceased to be legal tender . The markka was replaced by the euro ( € ) , which had been introduced , in cash form , on 1 January 2002 , after a transitional period of three years when the euro was the official currency but only existed as ' book money ' . The dual circulation period -- when both the Finnish markka and the euro had legal tender status -- ended on 28 February 2002 . </P>
<P> The Finnish markka ( Finnish : Suomen markka , abbreviated mk , Swedish : finsk mark , currency code : FIM ) was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002 , when it ceased to be legal tender . The markka was replaced by the euro ( € ) , which had been introduced , in cash form , on 1 January 2002 , after a transitional period of three years when the euro was the official currency but only existed as ' book money ' . The dual circulation period -- when both the Finnish markka and the euro had legal tender status -- ended on 28 February 2002 . </P>
what was finland 's currency before the euro
what was finland 's currency before the euro
The Finnish markka
The Finnish markka