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FINLAND: alcoholic beverage traveler imports surge after COVID-19 pandemic recovery in 2022
07.03.2023 - In 2022, Finns purchased 36.9 million liters of alcoholic beverages on their foreign trips, equivalent to 4.0 million liters...
Lauri Beekmann
Mar 7, 20232 min read


EHYT´s survey: 78% of election candidates satisfied with alcohol availability and sales locations
02.03.2023 - The majority of Finnish parliamentary candidates (78%) who responded to a survey commissioned by the Finnish Association for...
Lauri Beekmann
Mar 2, 20232 min read


When alcohol becomes cheaper, abortions and adverse birth outcomes increase, new research shows
21.02.2023 - When Finnish policymakers cut taxes on alcohol and made importing alcohol easier, rates of abortion, pre-term birth, and low...
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 21, 20231 min read


Six out of 10 Danes want to raise the age limit for selling alcohol
15.02.2023 - Young people must be 18 to buy alcohol in Denmark, says a majority of the population. In a new poll, 60% of Danes say the...
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 15, 20232 min read


Estonia: Deaths caused by drug overdoses have skyrocketed in 2022
10.02.2023 - In 2022, the number of drug overdose deaths has skyrocketed compared to previous years. If there were 31 such deaths in 2020...
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 10, 20232 min read


Sweden: One in ten affected by other people's drinking
08.02.2023 - More than one in ten have been negatively affected by someone in their life who has drunk too much alcohol in the past year....
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 8, 20232 min read


Baltic region leads Europe in household alcohol spending
03.02.2023 - In 2021, households in the EU spent €128 billion (equivalent to 0.9% of the EU GDP) on ‘alcoholic beverages’. This...
Lauri Beekmann
Feb 3, 20231 min read


Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs bans handling of HHC cannabis
30.01.2023 - The Ministry of Social Affairs has sent for approval a draft adding HHC (hexahydrocannabinol) to the list of narcotic and...
Lauri Beekmann
Jan 30, 20233 min read


Sweden: Drinking among young people still widespread
27.01.2023 - The supply of alcohol to young people is still widespread. And it is friends, siblings and parents who provide the alcohol....
Lauri Beekmann
Jan 27, 20231 min read


Survey: young people are concerned about the harm caused by alcohol - no need to liberalise alcohol
18.01.2023 - Young adults perceive the problems caused by alcohol in society to be greater than older age groups, according to a survey...
Lauri Beekmann
Jan 18, 20233 min read


Lower risk of alcohol disorders in top footballers but only from 1960s onwards
02.01.2023 - Elite male football players have a lower risk of alcohol and drug related disorders than men from the general population,...
Lauri Beekmann
Jan 2, 20233 min read


Women go Dropless more often than men - health the best motivator
28.12.2022 - According to a survey conducted by Kantar TNS OY, 15% of people who drink alcohol celebrated a Dropless January in 2022....
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 28, 20222 min read


Survey reveals: Danes so often fail to stop a drunk driver
20.12.2022 - Drink-driving was responsible for almost 1,000 accidents last year, but despite the fact that many Danes have experienced...
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 20, 20222 min read


FINLAND: 90% of facial fractures among electric scooters occurred under the influence of alcohol
14.12.2022 - Almost 90% of facial fractures in electric scooter accidents occurred under the influence of alcohol. Compared to bicycle...
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 14, 20222 min read


Norway on track to cut premature deaths from non-communicable diseases by one-third by 2030
11.12.2022 - The proportion of people aged 30-69 dying prematurely from non-communicable diseases has decreased by 17% between 2015-2021....
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 11, 20222 min read


New report on alcohol and other drugs in Stockholm
09.12.2022 - The percentage of people using drugs is higher among young people and adults in the city of Stockholm compared to the rest...
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 9, 20222 min read


Blue Cross Denmark: Historically great interest in Christmas camps
12.2022 - Many children and young people need a much-needed break for fun and games. Blue Cross Denmark is experiencing this, and this...
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 7, 20222 min read


FINLAND: Alcohol-related deaths and liver disease increased after the 2018 alcohol law reform
02.12.2022 - The reform of the Alcohol Act that came into force in 2018 had a negative impact on the health of Finns and on alcohol...
Lauri Beekmann
Dec 2, 20223 min read


Danes do not know that alcohol increases the risk of cancer
29.11.2022 - Every year, at least 1,100 Danes get cancer from alcohol. Yet a new report from the Danish Cancer Society shows that only...
Lauri Beekmann
Nov 30, 20223 min read


Survey: business interests have too much influence on alcohol policy
23.11.2022 - Citizens seem to be well aware of the strong influence of the trade and alcohol industry in alcohol policy decisions. People...
Lauri Beekmann
Nov 23, 20223 min read
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