Pertti Mäkinen

Pertti Kalervo Mäkinen, born 16 September 1952 in Tyrvää,[1] is a Finnish sculptor who is the designer of the Finnish 1 euro coin.

[2] He has also designed several commemorative coins for the Mint of Finland.

[3] Mäkinen worked as a metal worker before entering an art school in the Finnish town Kankaanpää in 1976.

After his graduation in 1979, Mäkinen has worked as a sculptor.

He lives and works in Lavia.