Regulating the availability of alcohol supports well-being

The long-term decline in alcohol consumption has brought significant health and well-being benefits to people in Finland. Nevertheless, alcohol-related harms still place a substantial burden on individuals, families and society.

Through research-based, effective alcohol policy measures, we can increase well-being.

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Measures to reduce alcohol-related harms

When the availability and marketing of alcohol, as well as the identification of risky drinking, are guided by evidence-based measures, the impacts extend from individual well-being to the overall resilience of society.

Scenarios on the development of morbidity caused by alcohol use

The scenarios highlight that political choices – from regulating availability to price levels and marketing restrictions –directly impact on the health, safety and daily well-being of people in Finland.

Changes in drinking habits are reflected in both consumption levels and patterns of use

THL’s alcohol statistics provide a comprehensive overview of alcohol use and consumption in Finland, as well as the factors influencing them.

Publication

Alko’s monopoly system effectively reduces alcohol-related harms and promotes economically and socially sustainable development (in Finnish)

The publication briefly reviews the reasons why allowing the sale of wines with an alcohol content of up to 15% in grocery stores would be detrimental to the health of the Finnish population.

Publication

How Finland drinks: changing patterns of alcohol consumption among Finns (in Finnish)

The publication brings together a research-based overview of how and why people in Finland drink or abstain from drinking, what kinds of risks are associated with alcohol use, and how drinking patterns are linked to other harmful habits.

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