Alcohol Act (No. 1102 of 2017).

The objective of the present Act is to reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages by restricting and monitoring the alcohol industry, in order to prevent the negative effects of alcohol on consumers, other people, and society as a whole. The Act applies to the manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, use, possession, marketing, etc. of alcoholic beverages. The Food Act shall apply to alcoholic beverages that constitute food, unless otherwise prescribed in this Act. The Act consists of 93 Sections divided into the following chapters: 1. General provisions; 2. Licensing obligation; 3. the Alcohol Corporation (Alkoholbolaget); 4. Manufacturing, import, export and wholesale; 5. Retail sale and serving of alcohol beverages; 6. Retail sale and serving of alcoholic beverages in international traffic; 7. Marketing and pricing; 8. Manufacture, import, introduction, sale and use of denatured spirits and alcohol preparations; 9. Supervision and control; 10. Prohibitions and penalties; 11. Fees; 12. Appeal; 13. Special provisions; and 14. Entry into force.
Alcoholic beverages may not be produced or sold without a permit. Liquor may not be manufactured, imported, sold, used or possessed without a permit. The Act establishes a national alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly in Finland, and prohibits the advertising of strong alcoholic beverages, among other measures.