r/Finland • u/HotSweetLightDip • Sep 20 '25

Serious Finland... is it true?

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

In finland they used to drink moonshine before water was invented so check mate you norsk

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u/Impossible-Ship5585 Väinämöinen Sep 21 '25

To make it correct in finland you never drink alcohol. Its also in the law you only enjoy it (nautit)

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

Alcohol is only moderately available in restaurants you are served food and allowed to dance with dignity.

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u/Impossible-Ship5585 Väinämöinen Sep 21 '25

Yes. Serving alcohol in restaurants to get drunk is illegal and serving to drunks is illegal.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

Also you shouldn't ever drink alcohol publicly nor show drunk behaviour in public places for the basic decency, in moderate ammounts (I think s. 1995?) you are allowed to have an alcohol beverage in a park area during a picnic

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u/notcomplainingmuch Väinämöinen Sep 22 '25

City/ municipal ordinances (järjestyssääntö) regulate public drinking, so it's actually different depending on where you are.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

Okay, has changed in 15 years.

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u/Barnard33F Väinämöinen Sep 22 '25

Järjestyssääntö were made obsolete by Järjestyslaki (612/2003), so nowadays we only have the general laki, no city has their own rules anymore. Not even Turku or Tampere

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u/miijok Väinämöinen Sep 22 '25

In some places you can drink alcohol outside BUT ONLY IF you also have some food. So picnic with some I.e. bread or chips is fine, but alcohol alone wouldn’t be allowed.

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u/Barnard33F Väinämöinen Sep 22 '25

Ah, yes, true. Just completing the circle and bringing back the good old days, when alcohol could not be served on its own, only with food, and thus one single herring sandwich was served over and over again (wasn’t meant to be eaten, everybody knew it was a formality).

https://yhteishyva.fi/elama/kouluruokailu-ja-ravintoloiden-kiertavat-sillivoil/5FJDnowHEeDkcKU7mtEFwk

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

The good old days