Finnish Blisters

The following Official Blisters were issued in finland since the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002. These annual sets are often dedicated to important people, important events and historic places, some times accompanied by commemroative coins or medals. The sets are also known to colectors as BU - Brilliant Uncirculated Sets, FDC - Fleur De Coin, Coffret in French and KMS - Kursmoenzensatze in German.

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Obverse of Official Blister KMS Set
Official Blister 2017

The Finland 2017 BU Set is the second set of the "Fish of the Baltic Sea" series of blisters. It is dedicated to the Baltic Sparrow.

Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only. Heikki Haivaoja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins for the minor and middle series of coins. Pertti Makinen is the ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2017 10,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister KMS Set
Official Blister 2016

The Finland 2016 BU Set is dedicated to Christmas and includes the Finnish euro coins of 2016 in BU quality and silver medal celebrating the Northern Lights sky.

Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only. Heikki Haivaoja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins for the minor and middle series ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2016 3,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Lighthouses of Finland KMS Set
Official Blister - Lighthouses of Finland 2015

There are dozens of lighthouses in Finland, of which the lighthouses of Bengtskär, Utö, Porkkala, Märket, Russarö, Harmaja, Suomenlinna, Tankar and Isokari have received their own coinages. The tenth coinage in the series is dedicated to all Finnish lighthouses, which still impress lovers of nature and cultural history with their compelling tales from ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2015 15,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Isokari Lighthouse KMS Set
Official Blister - Isokari Lighthouse 2014

The Isokari lighthouse was built on the verdant island in 1833 to light the new fairway through the Finnish side of the Gulf of Bothnia. It was modelled on the Tolbuhin lighthouse of Imperial Russia and the design drawings were approved and finalised by the architect C.L. Engel. Today, the 181-year-old lighthouse continues to perform its function and ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2014 Unknown - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Hemulen KMS Set
Official Blister - Hemulen 2014

The order-loving Hemulen is the mascot of every collector who simply will not rest until the collection is complete. The Hemulen coinage, struck in honour of the artist Tove Jansson, includes the metal Finnish circulation coins of 2014 in BU quality. At the centre of the series is a commemorative medal for Tove Jansson. Artist Tove Jansson, the creator ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2014 40,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Tankar Lighthouse KMS Set
Official Blister - Tankar Lighthouse 2013

The Official Blister 2013 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc), accompanied by a mint medal from the series “Finnish lighthouses” commemorating the lighthouse on Tankar The lighthouse was first lit in 1889 and since that time it guides seafarers towards Kokkola harbour 15 kilometres away. The island features a church, ornithological ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2013 15,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Ice Hockey World Championship KMS Set
Official Blister - Ice Hockey World Championship 2013

Finland and Sweden, the neighbours who love to hate each other, co-hosted the Ice Hockey World Championships in 2012 and will do so again in 2013. This year, the main stage for the tournament will be Sweden from the semifinals on, since the final series was played in Finland. The set includes the popular ice hockey fiver in addition to the circulation ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2013 17,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - F.E.Sillanpaa KMS Set
Official Blister - F.E.Sillanpaa 2013

The Official Blister 2013 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc), as well as two commemorative coins. The first coin celebrates the 125th Anniversary of the birth of F.E.Sillanpaa. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939 "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2013 12,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Ice Hockey World Championship KMS Set
Official Blister - Ice Hockey World Championship 2012

The 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship coin set commemorates the World Hockey Championships held in Finland from May 4 to 20, 2012 and contains all of the Finnish metal circulation coins for 2012 in matt, that is BU quality. The packaging ensures that the coins will retain their original lustre and the official mascot of the games can be found ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2012 30,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Helene Schjerfbeck KMS Set
Official Blister - Helene Schjerfbeck 2012

The Official Blister 2012 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1 euro (unc), as well as two 2 euro coins honoring "Helene Schjerfbeck" and celebrating "10 years of the euro in circulation" Helene Schjerfbeck was a Finnish painter. She is most widely known for her realist works and self-portraits, and less well known for her landscapes and ...

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2012 Unknown - View
Obverse of Official Baby Set KMS Set
Official Baby Set 2012

The Official 2012 Baby Set contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc), as well as a medal. The Bank of Finland (Suomen Pankki) is the central bank of Finland and the fourth oldest central bank in the world. It was established on 1 March in 1812 in the city of Turku by Alexander I of Russia and in 1819 it was relocated to Helsinki. ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2012 3,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Suomenlinna KMS Set
Official Blister - Suomenlinna 2012

The Official Blister 2012 is the seventh coin set to be issued in the "Finnish Lighthouses" series and contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc),as well as a commemorative Suomenlinna mint medal. The folder features the sea fortress landmark, the towering Alexander Nevsky Church was given a Finnish overhaul and the roof was adapted ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2012 25,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Suomen Pankki KMS Set
Official Blister - Suomen Pankki 2011

The Official Blister 2011 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc), as well as a commemorative 2 euro coin celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Bank of Finland. The Bank of Finland (Suomen Pankki) is the central bank of Finland and the fourth oldest central bank in the world. It was established on 1 March in 1812 in the city ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2011 15,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Harmaja lighthouse KMS Set
Official Blister - Harmaja lighthouse 2011

The 2011/I coinage includes all Finnish metal circulation coins for 2011 and a Harmaja mint medal. The main them on the blister is Harmaja lighthouse. Helsinki coastline got the lighthouse in 1883, because the seafarers needed more light when sailing to the new capital in dangerous waters. The rocks along the southern sea approaches to Helsinki have ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2011 20,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Russaro Lighthouse KMS Set
Official Blister - Russaro Lighthouse 2010

The Official Blister 2010 is the fifth issue in the series "Lighthouses of Finland", and includes the complete circulating euro coinage of Finland, as well as a medal from the series "Finnish lighthouses", featuring the lighthouse at Russaro. Russaro is an island south of Hanko, closed to the public as it is military area of the Finnish Defence Forces. ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2010 30,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Market Lighthouse KMS Set
Official Blister - Market Lighthouse 2009

The Official Blister 2009 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros. The 8 coin set is accompanied by a mint medal from the series “Finnish lighthouses” and features the lighthouse at Market (designed by artist Hannu Veijalainen), the westernmost building in Finland.

In the middle of the Aland Sea, divided by the border between ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2009 30,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Porkkala Lighthouse KMS Set
Official Blister - Porkkala Lighthouse 2008

The Official Blister 2008 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc). The 8 coin set is accompanied by a mint medal from the series “Finnish lighthouses” and features the Porkkala lighthouse at the islet of Kallbadan. The mint medal was designed by Mr Hannu Veijalainen and is made from Cupro-Nickel with a diameter of 27.25mm and ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2008 30,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Uto lighthouse KMS Set
Official Blister - Uto lighthouse 2007

The Official Blister 2007 "Uto lighthouse" celebrates Finnish Lighthouses and contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros, with the updated map of Europe on the reverse. The oldest of the Finnish lighthouses was built in 1753 on Uto, also known as the main gateway to the Archipelago Sea. The Uto lighthouse was destroyed in the War of ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2007 30,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Bengtskar Lighthouse KMS Set
Official Blister - Bengtskar Lighthouse 2006

The Official Blister 2006 annual set "Bengtskar lighthouse" celebrates Finnish Lighthouses.The set contains the 2005-dated 2 euros commemorative coin for the 50th anniversary of Finland's membership in the United Nations, as well as 2 euros 2006 commemorative 2-euro coin celebrating the 60th anniversary of the organization itself.

Bengtskar is ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2006 55,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Equal suffrage KMS Set
Official Blister - Equal suffrage 2006

The Official Blister 2006 annual set includes the eight 2006-dated Finnish euro circulation coins, as well as the 2 euro "Parliamentary Reform - Universal and equal Suffrage 100 Years" Universal and equal suffrage was established in Finland a century ago, coinciding with the parliament reform of 1906. At the time, all Finnish citizens got the right ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2006 25,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister - Endangered Animals KMS Set
Official Blister - Endangered Animals 2005

The Official Blister 2005 "Endangered Animals" contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc), as well as a cupronickel mint medal struck to support the theme of the packaging. The mint medal is designed by Hannu Veijalainen and features an arctic fox and a white-backed woodpecker. The number of endangered species is rising in Finland. ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2005 55,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Athletics World Championships KMS Set
Athletics World Championships 2005

The second Official Blister 2005 from Finland contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros, as well as the 10th IAAF World Championships bi-metal €5 coin only available in this set in BU quality. The games were organized by the Finnish Athletics, the Finnish Paralympic Committee, the 10th IAAF World Championships 2005 Organizing Committee, ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2005 55,000 pieces € 18.90 Buy
Obverse of Official Blister - Enlargement of the EU KMS Set
Official Blister - Enlargement of the EU 2004

The Official Blister 2004 "Enlargement of European Union" contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros (unc), as well as a silver mint medal commemorating the event The 2004 enlargement of the European Union was the largest single expansion of the European Union (EU), both in terms of territory, number of states and population. The simultaneous ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2004 55,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister KMS Set
Official Blister 2003

The Official Blister 2003 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros. Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only. Heikki Haivaoja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins for the minor and middle series of coins. Pertti Makinen is the designer of the Finnish 1 euro coin and Raimo Heino ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2003 175,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister KMS Set
Official Blister 2002

The Official Blister 2002 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros. Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only. Heikki Haivaoja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins for the minor and middle series of coins. Pertti Makinen is the designer of the Finnish 1 euro coin and Raimo Heino ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2002 130,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Triple Set KMS Set
Official Triple Set 2001

The Official Triple Blister contains the blisters of 1999, 2000 and 2001. Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only. Heikki Haivaoja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins for the minor and middle series of coins. Pertti Makinen is the designer of the Finnish 1 euro coin and Raimo Heino is the designer ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
2001 15,000 pieces - View
Obverse of Official Blister KMS Set
Official Blister 1999

The Official Blister 1999 contains the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent coins and 1, 2 euros. Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only. Heikki Haivaoja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins for the minor and middle series of coins. Pertti Makinen is the designer of the Finnish 1 euro coin and Raimo Heino ...

Year Mintage Price Shop
1999 Unknown - View
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