OREANDA-NEWS. The Bank of Finland Museum Studia Monetaria lectures and Talouskirja Nyt discussion series for the general public will continue in spring 2015. In addition, the Bank’s economic forecasts will be presented in events timed close to their publication in the journal Euro & talous. The Museum will also host a series of history seminars on the Bank of Finland and its post-war governors.

The themes of the Studia Monetaria lecture series deal with the operational sectors and history of the Bank of Finland and the Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA). The lectures are given by leading expert in their respective fields. As a rule, the lecturers themselves work at the Bank or FIN-FSA. The lectures are intended for the general public, and participation does not require any particular background knowledge.

The Bank of Finland’s Talouskirja Nyt discussion series unlocks the ideas of economics through the vehicle of literature. The discussion sessions present books published recently in Finland on a variety of economic topics. In each session, the author or editor of a book discusses it with a specialist from the Bank of Finland. The audience also has an opportunity to participate in the discussion.

All the sessions and events are open to all and are free of charge. They are normally held on Tuesdays on the premises of the Bank of Finland Museum at Snellmaninkatu 2, Helsinki. Starting times are listed below.

Talouskirja Nyt discussion series

27 January at 5.30 pm
Jan Store’s book Euroopan ytimess? (‘In the heart of Europe’)
Jan Store, Finland’s long-standing permanent EU representative; Kustaa Hulkko, a journalist well versed in EU issues; and Erkki Liikanen, Governor of the Bank of Finland will discuss Jan Store’s book Euroopan ytimess? (‘In the heart of Europe’). The panel will also take a broader look at European issues and Finland’s 20 years of EU membership.

Studia Monetaria lecture series

10 February at 5.00 pm
Finnish banknote printers throughout history
Antti Heinonen, former ECB Director of Banknotes

24 March at 5.00 pm
Macroprudential supervision – macroprudential instruments and their implications for ordinary citizens
Katja Taipalus, Head of Macroprudential Analysis Division, Bank of Finland, and Sampo Alhonsuo, Chief Analyst, Financial Supervisory Authority

14 April at 5.00 pm
How are investment products and their marketing supervised?
Jarmo Parkkonen, Head of Supervision of Markets and Conduct of Business Department, Financial Supervisory Authority

21 April at 5.00 pm
Our common debt – government borrowing from the 19th century to the present day
Mika Arola, D.Soc.Sc., Head of Risks and Strategy Unit, State Treasury

Other events

24 February at 5.30 pm
History seminar: Sakari Tuomioja’s term as Governor of the Bank of Finland
The seminar deals with Sakari Tuomioja’s term as Governor of the Bank of Finland 1945–1955. Governor Erkki Liikanen will interview Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, the author of Sakari Tuomioja’s biography, and Juha Tarkka, co-author of the Bank of Finland’s bicentennial history.

26 March at 5.00 pm
Presentation of the Bank of Finland forecast
Samu Kurri, Head of International and Monetary Economy Division, will present the Bank of Finland journal Euro & talous and the Bank’s latest forecast for the international economy.

For further information, please contact Jaakko Koskentola, Curator of the Bank of Finland Museum, tel. +358 10 19 5702, or Richard Brander, Senior Communications Officer, tel. +358 10 831 2206.