Finland's early efforts to develop its economic links with Western European countries were exemplified by the creation of the Finnish monetary system and its integration with the countries of Northern and Western Europe in the 1860's. The aim of the reform was to replace the depreciating roubledenominated currency of the time with stable money, convertible to metal.
And in what form should it be used in the area of payment transactions? These questions will be addressed in module 2 of the workshop: “Possible business cases for payments". Payment transactions based on blockchain inevitably also raise the question of virtual currencies.