1. Plural of finnmark; the former currency unit of Finland before adoption of the euro.
Usage: historical; often capitalized as Finnmark or FIM when referring to the currency code

Examples

• Before 2002, prices in Finland were quoted in finnmarks.
• The exchange rate between finnmarks and dollars fluctuated throughout the 1990s.
• Tourists exchanged their currency for finnmarks when visiting Helsinki.
• Old finnmarks are now collector's items for numismatists.
• The Finnish government set a fixed conversion rate when finnmarks were replaced by the euro.