Finnish alcohol culture (Finnish: suomalainen alkoholikulttuuri) refers to the drinking culture regarding beverages containing ethyl alcohol in Finland and to the manners and habits connected to the drinking culture.
In 2012, the total consumption of alcoholic beverages in Finland was 9.6 litres of 100% alcohol per capita, which was five percent less than in 2011. Consumption of alcohol has decreased since 2007.[1] The consumption of alcohol in Finland is the second highest in the Nordic countries.[2] Since the early 1960s, the total consumption of alcohol has quadrupled[3] and negative effects of alcohol have increased.[4]
In Finnish culture, the state of alcohol intoxication has not been seen as shameful. On the contrary, it is praised and seen as a sign of sociality.[5][6] As consumption of alcohol has become more mundane, it has not led to a decrease in alcohol consumption or drinking to intoxication, but has instead had the opposite effect. However, the Finnish intoxication-seeking drinking culture is not an exception in the world. Not counting European wine cultures, alcohol is usually used in the world as an intoxicant, not as nourishment.[4]
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^Österberg, Esa (2005). "Alkoholin kulutuksen kasvu vuonna 2004". Turmiolan Tommi: Mietteitä alkoholi- ja huumetutkimuksesta (in Finnish). Finnish society for alcohol and drug research: 7–18. ISSN 1458-9982. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ abJussila, Noora: Kännäyskulttuuri. Suomen kuvalehti #31/2013, p. 11.
^Based on interviews of Satu Apo, Jaana Lähteenmaa, Antti Maunu, Matti Peltonen, Mikko Salasuo and Pekka Sulkunen: Rämö, Matti (26 April 2007). "Rakas humala". Ylioppilaslehti (in Finnish). ISSN 1458-445X. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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