The very accommodative stance of policy - including both the low level of the funds rate and the FOMC’s indications that it was intending to hold it at that level for a while - was put in place to counter unusually weak demand and declining inflation. Circumstances have changed and policy will respond.
In accordance with tradition, a tin box was hidden beside the cornerstone, containing 10 and 20 markka gold coins, 1 and 2 markka silver coins as well as the history of the founding of the Bank of Finland, written on parchment. The building was designed with a spacious upper hall, meeting rooms for the directors and other work amenities.