What is Finnish markka?
{{Infobox currency | currency_name_in_local = {{native name|fi|Suomen markka}}<br />{{native name|sv|finsk mark}} | image_1 = Finland 1 markka.jpg | image_title_1 = 1983 1 markka | iso_code = FIM | using_countries = None, previously:<br />{{FIN}} | ERM_since = 14 October 1996 | ERM_fixed_rate_since = 31 December 1998 | euro_replace_non_cash = 1 January 1999 | euro_replace_cash = 1 January 2002 | ERM_fixed_rate = 5.94573 mk | subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|100}} | subunit_name_1 = penni | symbol = mk | symbol_subunit_1 = p | plural = markkaa ([[Finnish language|Finnish]] [[partitive case|partitive]] sg.)<br> mark ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]) | plural_subunit_1 = penniä ([[Finnish language|Finnish]] [[partitive case|partitive]] sg.) <br> penni ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]) | frequently_used_coins = 10 p, 50 p, 1 mk, 5 mk, 10 mk | rarely_used_coins = 1 p (until 1979), 5 p and 20 p (until 1990) | frequently_used_banknotes = 10 mk, 20 mk, 50 mk, 100 mk, 500 mk | rarely_used_banknotes = 1000 mk | issuing_authority = [[Bank of Finland]] | issuing_authority_website = www.bof.fi | obsolete_notice = Y }} The '''Finnish markka''', also known as the '''Suomen markka''', or simply '''markka''', was the currency in Finland before Finland started to use [[Euro]]. Markka's abbreviation was mk and internationally FIM. There were 100 pennies, ''(penni, p)'', to each markka. There were also coupons. {{commonscat|Money of Finland}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:History of Finland]] [[Category:Former currencies of Europe]]