Bank of Finland
The Bank of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Pankki, Swedish: Finlands Bank) is the Finnish member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Finland from 1812 to 1998, issuing the markka. It views itself as the fourth oldest surviving central bank in the world, after Sweden's Riksbank, the Bank of England, and the Bank of France.
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
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| Established | 1 March 1812 |
| Ownership | 100% state ownership |
| Governor | Olli Rehn |
| Central bank of | Finland |
| Reserves | 6 230 million USD |
| Succeeded by | European Central Bank (1999)1 |
| Website | www.bof.fi |
| 1 The Bank of Finland still exists but many functions have been taken over by the ECB. | |
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