markka

This celebratory day was hosted by the bride's sister and maid of honor, Markka Prichard, along with lifelong friends and bridesmaids Callie Greening and Alise Michael Emerson.

By 1990, the combination of a rise in interest rates throughout Europe (following the German reunification) and the increasing risk of a devaluation of the Finnish markka and the Swedish krona led to a surge in interest rates, first stopping and later dramatically reversing the asset price appreciation.

After the revaluation of the markka in 1989, statistics showed that in terms Of GDP per capita (uncorrected for differences in domestic price levels), Finland was among the leading countries in the world.

Whenever necessary, the state intervened in the economy and helped the export industry with huge devaluations of the markka, the Finnish currency.

An important circumstance that contributed to the social upheaval during the 1860s was the fact that Finland, at that time an autonomous part of the Russian empire, had by the Czar been granted the right to issue its own currency, the silver Markka. With the need to build up foreign currency reserves in anticipation of the issue of the Markka, Finnish economic policy (which as conducted independently of Russia) was during those years very restrictive.

Marie Lindfors brought the case after Finnish customs authorities charged her 20,198 Markka (about Euro 3,400) when she went to live permanently in Finland on August 4, 1999.

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-11 November 2002-Finnish markka notes and coins remain unexchanged (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Mr Phillips added: ``The old Finnish markka is long gone.

Pasi Lindgren, a power plant worker who paid in euros at a Helsinki grocery, says he won't miss Finland's old money, the markka. 'I don't think we'll lose any national identity - it's only money, after all.'

The Finns were split 50-50 on whether to give up their markka. It was introduced in 1862 as Finland became an autonomous grand duchy under the Russian tsars.

The markka was introduced in 1865 when Finland was still part of the Russian empire.

1860: Finland granted its own currency, the markka, within the Russian Empire.

During the August 1998 financial crisis in Russia, the Finnish markka remained stable against major currencies, whereas the Swedish krona depreciated suddenly and substantially.

The change of doors on 50 aircraft will reportedly cost the airline millions of Finnish markka. The new doors do not weigh any more than the current ones and they look the same, but the construction is reinforced, reported Aamulehti, a Finnish newspaper.

The new policy would reportedly increase the city's costs by several million Finnish markka. According to the city's IT department, the added costs would easily amount to FIM10m or more.