DISINFO: Cash is banned in many Scandinavian countries

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: southfront.org ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: March 13, 2020
  • Countries / regions discussed: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland

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DISINFO: Cash is banned in many Scandinavian countries

SUMMARY

In many Scandinavian countries cash is largely banned and even a bar of chocolate can be paid only electronically.

RESPONSE

Cash is legal tender in all Scandinavian countries, in EU-member stats Sweden, Finland and Denmark as well as in Norway and Iceland. Åland, Faroe Islands and Greenland are territories with various levels of autonomy. Greenland uses the Danish krona as currency, Åland - the Euro, while the Faroe islands use the Faroese krona, tied to the Danish krona at a rate 1:1.

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