Obverse. Photo © Numismatica Castaldi
  • 2 Euro 2025, Finland, Republic, State of Finland, Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
  • 2 Euro 2025, Finland, Republic, State of Finland, Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
Description

Finnish state visits play a vital role in the country’s diplomacy and foreign policy, serving as powerful instruments to strengthen bilateral relations, promote Finnish interests abroad, and foster international cooperation. These visits—whether outgoing or incoming—are carefully planned events involving the President of the Republic and often include ministers, business leaders, and cultural figures. They provide a high-level platform to discuss strategic topics such as trade, security, technology, and climate policy.

Through state visits, Finland not only deepens ties with partner nations but also reinforces its image as a stable, democratic, and forward-thinking country. These diplomatic engagements are particularly important for a small nation like Finland, which relies on a rules-based international order and multilateral collaboration. State visits also highlight Finland's commitment to neutrality, conflict resolution, and global peace-building.

Obverse

Depicts an abstract representation of a door, symbolizing state visits, set within a highly polished rectangular frame. Along the left edge, the mint mark, the issue year, and the country abbreviation (FI for Finland) are arranged vertically. The top of the rectangle is rounded to align with the coin's rim. On the right side, the background is textured with horizontal ridges, and a circle intersects the curve of the image, adding a dynamic visual element. The outer ring contains the twelve stars of the European Union.

Mint mark: Caduceus (Mercury's wand, a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings), the logo of the Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, the Netherlands)

2025 FI

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “O” in “EURO.”

2 EURO
LL

Edge

The edge reads SUOMI FINLAND (the name of the country in Finnish and Swedish, its two official languages) and contains three lion heads

SUOMI FINLAND

2 Euro

State of Finland
Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

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Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Cupronickel
Center Nickel Brass
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Dutch Mint (KNM)

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