As regulators, our primary objective is to safeguard the interests of the depositors and the general public by among other things constantly monitoring the safety and soundness of banks. This is why we take keen interest in banking facilities or projects that aim to serve the public better.
Snellman, obtained from Tsar Alexander II the permission to link the markka to the silver standard independently of the rouble and Finland’s monetary system was thus effectively separated from Russia’s. Most European countries moved to the gold standard in the 1870s, and Finland followed suit in 1878.