Finnish people consumed more alcohol last year than other Nordic countries, according to the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare and other Nordic statistics agencies.
According to statistics, last year Finns ages 15 years and older drank 12.5 liters of pure alcohol per capital annually.
Traditionally Danes have been the biggest drinkers in the Nordic region. Last year, however, they consumed 11.7 liters of pure alcohol per
capita. Consumption in the other Nordic countries ranged from 6.8 to 7.5 liters of pure alcohol yearly.
Finns also have a greater tendency to drink hard liquor than citizens of other Nordic countries. In Finland, spirits made up 2. 7 liters of the
pure alcohol consumed. In other Nordic countries, the number was between 1.1 and 1.7 liters.
Finland also suffers from more health and social problems due to alcohol than its Nordic neighbors. For instance, deaths and poisoning due to
hard liquor are particularly problematic in Finland compared to other Nordic countries.