5 Euros Savonia

Part of Finland's long-running provincial series, this issue commemorates the historical region of Savonia — a landlocked area whose identity was shaped as much by its forests and lake systems as by centuries of Swedish and Russian administrative tinkering. The Mint of Finland launched the provincial collector series in 2001, issuing one region per year through bimetallic five-euro pieces never intended for general circulation. By 2011 the series was well into its second decade, and collector uptake had become reliable enough that mintages were managed accordingly.