A new Helsinki study finds that risky alcohol use is now most common among older employees. More than one in three working residents aged 50–64 drink at risky levels, while alcohol problems have declined much more sharply among younger age groups.

Even small amounts of alcohol weaken sleep quality, while binge drinking can disturb sleep for several days. Professor Solja Niemelä highlights that alcohol has no safe use limit and is not a health product. She also calls for routine low threshold conversations about alcohol use in health and social services.