Drunk driving is a major problem in America, but it’s an even bigger problem in Finland. A new survey discovered that more than one-third of Finnish men and one-fifth of women have driven a vehicle while drunk. Most of the drunk-drivers are between 25 and 34 years old; of this group, 32 percent said they had driven drunk. Among those under 25 years old, 16 percent said they drove drunk.
The survey, which was published in the Väli-Suomen Sunday newspaper supplement, questioned 1,067 adults and showed that more people (32%) drive drunk in Lapland than in southern and western Finland (28%). The lowest number of drunk drivers live in eastern Finland and Oulu region.
Politically, 40 percent of the True Finns party had driven drunk, while only 18 percent of those in the Greens and Left parties have been behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol.
Source: YLE.fi, One-Third of Finnish Men Admit to Drunk Driving, June 20, 2010
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