The story of the rings is quite interesting. In 1939 people were urged to give up their golden weddings rings and other golden jewellery for the war effort. 300 000 rings were given to the state, and in exchange people received an iron ring instead. This was a substantial amount of gold, but due to mostly technical and circumstancial difficulties, the gold was never actually used in the purchase of war materiel. At the end of the war, it was smuggled to Sweden because the Finns feared a Soviet occuopation. In 1945 there was a currency crisis in Finland and much the gold was sold to Sweden, while the rest was given to a domestic goldsmith for melting.
I might get one for christmas, it looks pretty nice.
