2 Euro Finland 2021 - Journalism and free press

Commemorative 2 Euro coin of Finland, issued in 2021. This collector's euro coin is dedicated to journalism and a free press supporting Finnish democracy.

The euro coin is issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the Union of Journalists in Finland, which is the trade union for people working as journalists and in other journalistic professions. It was founded in 1921. Its main task is the defense of journalism and its ethical rules, the support of free speech.


The motif of the euro coin is stylized male and female figures formed by ribbons, representing information networks as a symbol of the open exchange of information in Finnish journalism. The spiral pattern of ribbons around the figures symbolizes visual journalism in our environment and the dissemination of information in the world.

Material: Cu75Ni25

Weight: 8.5 g

Diameter: 25.75 mm

Quality: UNC

Limit: 800,000 pcs