you can't buy shit with those in Finland
Stores would have to accept them as they're legal tender even in Finland. Maybe I'll go annoy your retailers and bring a bag of 1c and 2c pieces if I ever visit and pay some portion of the price with them.
Hell, I'm already somewhat prepared. Just you wait!


They're legal tender in Finland because they are legal tender in the EU. I don't know anything about Finish law but I believe permitting stores to refuse some coins while allowing others could violate some EU directive.
Finland is even forced by the EU to mint 1c and 2c coins (though the amount isn't specified so they're just collector's editions) despite not circulating them.
And Wikipedia says (without citation though):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_euro_coins