Alcohol

World

POISONING

At least 17 dead in Russia after drinking adulterated alcohol

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/21

In some cases it took as little as an hour between feeling unwell and death, local authorities said

Finland

PRICES

Finland's price tags for booze highest in EU

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/30/21

The average price for spirits, wine and beer are nearly twice as high as the EU average

Customers enjoying a drink on a terrace in Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Government authorizes Finnish bars to sell alcohol until midnight

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

The ministerial working group proposes to also ease restrictions on public events organized indoors in areas where the epidemic is in the community transmission phase

Police-control-alcohol-Helsinki-by-Helsingin-Poliisi

Finland

SECURITY

Police to monitor intoxicant use at end of school celebrations

The Nomad Today 6/4/21

The police have detected in Espoo the use of an unknown chemical which causes aggressive and unpredictable behavior.

A closed bar on the outskirts of Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

FROM 19 APRIL

Helsinki bars allowed to sell alcohol until 5pm, dancing prohibited

The Nomad Today 4/16/21

2021 will go down in Finnish history as the year the government expressly banned dancing and singing .

A view of downtown Oslo. Photo: Foreigner.fi/file photo.

Coronavirus

Restaurants allowed to sell alcohol again in Norway

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/14/21

Sports and cultural events for children and youths may be attended by up to 50 people, 100 people if there is assigned seating.

State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden talks to reporters after a news conference on the daily update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, in Stockholm, Sweden May 6, 2020. Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Sweden extends alcohol sales restrictions to stem virus

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/12/21

The country of 10.3 million has recorded roughly 608,400 infections and 12,428 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic began.

Finland

SINGLE MARKET

Finnish alcohol regulation clashes with EU free movement of goods

The Nomad Today 2/12/21

The European Commission requested from Finnish authorities further information on the regulation of its retail sales system of alcohol below 5.5%.

A view of the center of Oslo. Photo: Foreigner.fi/File photo.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Norway extends alcohol sales ban as part of pandemic moves

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/18/21

"People must be prepared to live with different degrees of infection controls until the summer, perhaps even longer," Prime Minister Erna Solberg cautioned.

Finland

HEALTH

Alcohol kills three times as many men as women in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/5/21

More than half of deaths from alcohol-related causes stemmed from liver diseases caused by alcohol.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Norway bans serving alcohol in establishments and events nationwide

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/4/21

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has asked her constituents not to receive visitors at home for the next 14 days.

A police road traffic control in Helsinginkatu. Photo: Twitter/@HelsinkiPoliisi.

Finland

CONTROL OPERATIONS

94 drivers caught under the influence of alcohol and drugs

The Nomad Today 11/30/20

Intensified control operations will continue next weekend throughout the country.

Restaurants-people-Lappeenranta-harbour-Midsummer-Juhannus-by-Foreigner.fi

Entrepreneurs in Finland

RESTRICTIONS

Bars and restaurants may start serving alcohol at 7:00 at the earliest

The Nomad Today 11/5/20

The government says it wants to clear up some ambiguity that has arisen over whether a business can resume serving alcoholic beverages after it has been closed for an hour.

Norwich Prime Minister Erna Solberg comments on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 to World Food Programme (WFP). Photo: Fredrik Hagen//dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Norway bans night-time alcohol sales as coronavirus cases rise

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/5/20

Non-residents will have to self-isolate or present two negative tests. The only exceptions are for employees commuting from neighboring Finland and Sweden.

Restaurant-closed-Järvenpää-by-Foreigner.fi

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Government punishes alcohol sellers with stricter restrictions than other restaurants

The Nomad Today 10/30/20

The new decree that regulates the restrictions on restaurants and bars includes important differences depending on the type of business and the region. The restrictions on opening hours do not…

Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish alcohol wholesaler Altia to merge with Norwegian Arcus

The Nomad Today 9/29/20

The Norwegian private holding Canica, which is the main owner of Arcus, will become the largest shareholder and the Finnish state will be the second.

Finland

SPECIAL OPERATION

Police to monitor parks in search of young drug users

The Nomad Today 8/14/20

Special operations will be carried out during the next two weekends.

Matti-Vanhanen-Minister-Finance-by-Jussi-Toivanen-Vnk

Finland

2021 BUDGET PROPOSAL

Government to raise taxes on alcohol, tobacco and heating fuels

The Nomad Today 8/12/20

The budget proposal presented by the Finance Minister foresees a deficit of 7 billion euros in 2021. Public debt will escalate to about 132 billion euros.