2 Euros Elections and Democracy

Issued in 2024 to mark Finland's presidency of the Council of the European Union and the concurrent European Parliament elections, this commemorative falls into the now-crowded category of civics-themed €2 issues that eurozone members have leaned on heavily since the mid-2010s. Finland held the Council presidency in the second half of 2019 and again contributed to EU institutional discourse in 2024, a year in which EP elections saw record turnout across member states — the highest since 1994.