Most importantly, Finland became an early member of the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999, while the UK remained outside the euro. Britain has of course stayed outside the Schengen Area, too, together with Ireland. To compensate for its geographic distance from the continent, Finland has wanted to be in the institutional core.
A word about central banks: although Britain never joined the single currency, the Bank of England is a member of the European System of Central Banks, where we co-operate on many things, even if not monetary policy. There and elsewhere I have had the opportunity to work together with the Bank of England Governors Mervyn King and Mark Carney.