The Kanal 2 series featured Dan Põldroos, Jan Uuspõld, Egon Nuter, Pille Pürg and Raivo Mets.
The sketch was a riff on the Soviet monetary reform of the same year in which 50 and 100-denominated ruble bills were retired and effectively confiscated from circulation.
The sketch featured Feliks Undusk, a journalist known for hosting various TV shows related to news and politics, solemnly announcing in the middle of the otherwise comical TV show that the Bank of Finland would retire 50 and 100-denominated markka bills from circulation due to the currency's rapid spread outside the country's own borders.
Adding to the segment's appearance as a genuine news broadcast was the inclusion of well-known foreign affairs commentator Harri Tiido and banking expert Riho Remmel.
Helsingin Sanomat cited a statement by Tõnu Ots, a press representative for the Estonian government, who had referred to the incident as "psycho-hooliganism".