In 2022, per capita consumption of alcohol in Finland was 7.6 liters per capita, measured in liters of pure alcohol. Compared to 2020, alcohol consumption declined by 0.2 liters per person. Alcohol consumption peaked in 2005 but dropped again below ten liters in 2012 and has steadily decreased since then. In 1970, per capita consumption of alcohol in Finland was measured at 4.8 liters.
Changing drinking habits
Finnish alcohol consumption reached its record levels by 2005 but has decreased by roughly a fifth since then. While total alcohol consumption has seen a steady declining trend, drinking habits among Finns remain polarized. Compared to other European countries, Finnish people still drink large quantities of alcohol in one go, although binge drinking has somewhat decreased. In general, interest in milder alcoholic beverages is increasing and young people are drinking less than previous generations. While strong alcoholic beverage consumption has decreased over the past decades, wine consumption has increased. Even so, beer is still the most popular alcoholic beverage among Finns. It accounted for nearly half of the total consumption of different alcoholic beverages in 2022.
Alko
In all the Nordic countries, except for Denmark, sales of alcoholic beverages are strictly controlled by the state retailing monopolies. Alko is the only chain of stores in Finland selling beer containing over 5.5 percent alcohol by volume, wine, and spirits. The company is fully owned by the Finnish government and controlled by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Alko was founded in 1932 and ever since, the company has retained its alcohol sales monopoly based social and health policy objectives. In 2021, Alko generated roughly 1.3 billion euros in revenue. That year, the company operated 376 stores and 134 pick-up points across the country.
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* Undocumented consumption refers to alcohol imported from abroad or consumed abroad by Finns, illegal importing of alcohol, legal and illegal house distilling and surrogate alcohol.
The source adds the following information: "The time series for non-statistical consumption has been changed from 2000 onwards: non-statistical consumption consists of passenger imports from 2000 to 2016 and passenger imports and online purchases of alcohol from abroad from 2017 onwards. At the same time, the time series of total consumption has changed accordingly."
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National Institute for Health and Welfare. (May 10, 2023). Per capita consumption of alcohol in Finland in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in liters of pure alcohol) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/593487/per-capita-consumption-of-alcoholic-beverages-in-finland/
National Institute for Health and Welfare. "Per capita consumption of alcohol in Finland in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in liters of pure alcohol)." Chart. May 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/593487/per-capita-consumption-of-alcoholic-beverages-in-finland/
National Institute for Health and Welfare. (2023). Per capita consumption of alcohol in Finland in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in liters of pure alcohol). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/593487/per-capita-consumption-of-alcoholic-beverages-in-finland/
National Institute for Health and Welfare. "Per Capita Consumption of Alcohol in Finland in Selected Years from 1960 to 2022 (in Liters of Pure Alcohol)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/593487/per-capita-consumption-of-alcoholic-beverages-in-finland/
National Institute for Health and Welfare, Per capita consumption of alcohol in Finland in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in liters of pure alcohol) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/593487/per-capita-consumption-of-alcoholic-beverages-in-finland/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Per capita consumption of alcohol in Finland in selected years from 1960 to 2022 (in liters of pure alcohol) [Graph], National Institute for Health and Welfare, May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/593487/per-capita-consumption-of-alcoholic-beverages-in-finland/