Wednesday is the final day to exchange old Finnish markka for euros. The Bank of Finland is urging people to turn in their markka coins and notes at local banks, which will stop exchanging Finland’s pre-eurozone currency after February 29.
Marks can also be mailed by Wednesday to the Bank of Finland, which makes direct deposits into accounts.
Finns are still hanging on to 1.5 billion of the old currency, which comes out to roughly 250 million euros.
One euro is equivalent to 5.94573 markka.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said on Sunday that his government plans tougher penalties and other means to ensure that gang-related crime in Finland does not explode as it has in Sweden.
The Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors (JHL), the Trade Union Pro and the Industrial Union will all organise walkouts next Thursday.
Thousands of nurses, early childhood education teachers and doctors will retire in Helsinki in the next few years.