The design concept is called the Neural Network and features grid patterns on an abstract level. It represents the interaction between universities and society.

The Mint of Finland’s logo (lion) and FI as an abbreviation fo country of issue on the middle right. The year of issue on the top.

The twelve stars of the European flag are shown on the outer coin ring.

Engraver: Petri Neuvonen

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.”

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