500 marks from 1975

The 500-mark note was issued on Urho Kekkonen’s 75th birthday, 3 September 1975. Kekkonen was the first Finnish head of state to get his picture on a banknote during his term of office. The landscape is a view from Vuokatti. The banknote was designed by Paavo Huovinen and implemented by the Printing Works’ artist group led by Pentti Rahikainen.