> From the war up until adopting the Euro, Finland would devalue its currency a little over once a decade to keep commodity exports going. True. When Finland d

> From the war up until adopting the Euro, Finland would devalue its currency a little over once a decade to keep commodity exports going. True. When Finland dropped 2 digits from its currency in the 60s the Finnish Mark and the German Mark where roughly 1:1. When the Euro was introduced 40 years later the exchange rate was 3:1. So 200% inflation over the years more than Germany which was far from stable either. So Finland was a high inflation country all the time. I don't think high inflation countries are known for good economy. Finland for example had massive emigration. I don't think by having continued the high inflation route after 2000 the situation would be significantly brighter today.