In 2015, a total of 1,085 counterfeits were detected among euro banknotes in circulation in Finland.
‘The number of counterfeits increased in 2015, compared with the previous four-year trend. However, in examining counterfeit banknotes removed from circulation in Finland since the adoption of the euro, this number can be regarded as reflecting normal annual variation. The threshold of 1,000 counterfeits was last breached in 2010’, says Miika Syrjänen, Head of Division, from the Bank of Finland.
Compared with other euro area countries, the numbers of counterfeit euro banknotes in Finland are still modest, due partly to the good condition of the banknotes. In November 2015, the new EUR 20 banknote entered into circulation. New security features render the counterfeiting of the note more difficult than before.
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of counterfeits 1,052 827 620 427 502 1,085
Of the different denominations of banknotes, the EUR 20 was the most frequently discovered counterfeit banknote in Finland (538 counterfeits) in 2015, followed by EUR 50 (339 counterfeits) and EUR 100 (66 counterfeits). http://www.suomenpankki.fi/en/suomen_pankki/ajankohtaista/tiedotteet/Pages/tiedote01_2016.aspx