Anna Maija Wessman appointed to Board of Directors of Mint of Finland

Six members were appointed to the Board of Directors at Mint of Finland's annual general meeting of shareholders on 28 April 2011. The new member, Anna Maija Wessman, replaces CEO Catharina Stackelber-Hammarén, who will step down from her position on the Board of Directors.

The other Board members are Pentti Kivinen, who continues as the chairman, Harry Linnarinne, Riitta Mynttinen, Jukka Ohtola and Anssi Pihkala.

Anna Maija Wessman is Vice President, Sustainability, for Ahlstrom Oyj.

Further information:

Henna Karjalainen
Communications and Marketing Manager
Mint of Finland Ltd.
+ 358 50 575 9197
henna.karjalainen(at)mint.fi

Mint of Finland Ltd. is the leading mint in Scandinavia and the Baltics. It is the sole owner of the German coin-blank manufacturer, Saxonia EuroCoin GmbH, AB Myntverket (the mint of Sweden), and holds a 50 percent share in the Norwegian Det Norske Myntverket. Mint of Finland is dedicated to designing, marketing and minting coins. The company is owned by the Finnish state. Mint of Finland produces metallic currency, commemorative and collector coins, as well as coin sets. During 2011, Mint of Finland will issue six new collector coins and seven provincial coins. Finns are able to see how coins are produced at the ‘About a coin’ exhibition at Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre. For further information about the 2011 events, go to: www.suomenrahapaja.fi