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[โ€“] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

They're legal tender in Finland because they are legal tender in the EU. I don't know anything about Finish law but I believe permitting stores to refuse some coins while allowing others could violate some EU directive.

Finland is even forced by the EU to mint 1c and 2c coins (though the amount isn't specified so they're just collector's editions) despite not circulating them.

And Wikipedia says (without citation though):

When paying in cash in Finland, while by law a shopkeeper should accept the coins, usually they will decline, and ask for higher denominations to match the Swedish rounding, even when presented with exact change.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_euro_coins

[โ€“] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

They're legal tender in Finland because they are legal tender in the EU. I don't know anything about Finish law but I believe permitting stores to refuse some coins while allowing others could violate some EU directive.

You believe wrong.

Sweden is a EU country. Want to try go with your Euros there? Is it not legal tender?

EMU =/= EU and EMU the regulations are made don't alway fit all an exceptions are made.

I got my hands on euros in late 01, before you could actually even pay for things with them. And I've been a cashier in several jobs since.

They're are not legal tender in Finland, except perhaps with the exception of possibly the national bank being forced to take them. (As it was to take Finnish marks for a decade after they went out of circulation.)

Finland is even forced by the EU to mint 1c and 2c coins

We have to have a design and they happen to mint them because rarity makes profit, but as you say, not circulated.

usually they will decline

They will always decline. "Swedish rounding"? Swedes use kronor. So that's probably just a term for the thing I explained.. How 1 and 2 round doen 3 4 to 5 and 6 7 to five and 8 9 to 10.

There most certainly is not a law demanding anyone to take 1c or 2c coins. I can bet my left testicle on that, I've played with customer service and taking money my whole life and half my family has as well.

Just not true.