title: Finland: increases in alcohol availability and consumption.
abstract: This article briefly describes the changes that Finland has undergone during the 1960-2012 period with regards to societal changes, alcohol control policies, alcohol-related harms, and alcohol consumption, after which the findings of the analyses made by Allamani and his colleagues in the AMPHORA project are discussed. It seems that despite the changes in the alcohol field, the strong and comprehensive control policy measures still have a solid footing in the Finnish society. It is also evident that the policy changes implemented over the course of the last decades have affected the development of the total alcohol consumption to a large degree in both positive and negative directions, depending on the kind of measure implemented.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol and Drugs Unit, Department of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) , Helsinki , Finland.
authors.forename: Mikaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindeman
authors.forename: Esa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Österberg
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karlsson
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Finland; alcohol consumption; alcohol control policy; alcohol-related harms; societal changes