markka

Helsinki's old money

The markka was Finland's currency from 1860 until 2002, when Finland adopted the euro.

The plural is markkaa in Finnish, though English speakers often say markkas.

The coat cost three hundred markkaa.

currency

banknotes

Paper currency notes

  • coinsMetal money units
  • cashReady spending funds
  • walletSmall case for currency

payment · purchase · transaction · savings · deposit · withdrawal · funds · denomination · tender · monetary

eurozone

euro

Shared continental currency

1999 · 2002 · obsolete · superseded · retired · transition · integration · European Union · single currency · discontinued

Finnish

Finland

Scandinavian country, capital Helsinki

Scandinavian · national currency · sovereign · domestic · central bank

forex

exchange rate

Currency conversion value

volatility · devaluation · revaluation · speculation · hedging · rate · spread · pair · fluctuation · peg

history

independence

Freedom from external control

reform · devaluation · minting · era · transition · demonetization · monetary policy · anniversary · legacy · post-war

Opposites
currency succession

markkaeuro

Shared continental currency

common currency

nordic/scandinavian currency distinction

markkakrona

Scandinavian monetary unit

krone

Phrases
Family

mark

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Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G