Weirdness about alcohol in Finland

Alcohol and Finland

The sale of alcohol of more than a certain gravity (a loose beer, of the lowest grades of beer) can only be sold in bars, restaurants, and in specialized stores monopolized by the state, the Alkos. The Alkos,

In addition, they are very expensive for what we are used to, they open few

hours and close almost all weekend, so when you want to take something at home you have to plan very well and open the portfolio.

Many Finns, therefore, are going to spend the day in Tallinn, Estonia, and there they buy everything they can in the port (boxes and boxes) and take them in carts back. The source was so much the Cántaroa, that they had to enforce laws putting limits to this. Some Finns travel to Tallinn for a few hours to buy alcohol in the port and turn.

Some of the most interesting Finnish spirits, if you want to try one there, are the kenkenkorva viina (similar to vodka), the liquor of Lakka (the moor of the marshes), the Minttu, the Sima homemade beer, or the Lonkero cuba.

The Finnish law is one of the most restrictive in Europe because Finland always had a big problem with alcohol. Not in vain the alchol is the first cause of death for men and the second for women (almost on par with breast cancer). They tried their own dry law, but it did not go well. Some interesting issues about alcohol in Finland are

 If Santa Claus is in your brand, that is fat and has a beard

If your brand of coke (or other alcoholic beverages) has a Christmas version, Joulupukki - the name of Santa Claus in Finland - "can not have a body structure that is similar to that of a child". Their animal pets, like reindeer, are also not allowed because they could attract children to drink. Hence the color of Rudolf's nose, it seems.

 No athletes in the bottle or in the Marketing plan, neither

The most notorious example of this policy was with the illustrious ski jumper Matti Nykänen. After his successful career, he gave himself more to drink than necessary, for as long as necessary. He had a slogan: "The possibility is 50/60" ("It's a 50/60 chance"), but when they put their slogan in a brand of cubatas, they forced them to withdraw it, since according to Valvira "it is known that Matti had a problem with drinking "

A Whiskey distillery can not serve your product at its opening

Since giving free samples is illegal, and even behind closed doors and only by invitation, a distillery could not give its own alcohol to its investors, family members and restaurant owners with whom it wanted to do business. All adults

You can not use words related to "strong" in a drink

A beverage brand called Woima (Power) was forced to change its name and the Sandels beer slogan "General Sandels was stronger than a bear" was considered illegal marketing, as they considered it to emphasize the positive aspects of alcohol.

 Valvira does not investigate the cases ... people denounce them

More or less like the policy that what each Finn has charged is public, and then the state gives mechanisms to citizens to investigate and denounce each other, Valvira also outsources its work to citizens, who are the ones who they report to the agency the alleged violations of the law, so they can be investigated.