Are foreign drivers liable to pay fines proportional to their income when committing driving-related violations in Finland?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 29 Jul, 2023
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You should consult the SpeedingEurope page to see the fines laid out in per-day amounts, where the lowest is 6 EUR / day. The police will work with that amount with a tourist, see this Reddit post:
The law says you’re supposed to report your real income and the fine is based on that. In practise you’ll get the minimum fine since there is no way to check if you’re lying or not. Woudn’t be suprised if they don’t even bother asking anything.
A year or two ago some Finnish NHL player said to police that he’s not earning anything and recieved minimum fine. The police later figured out who he really was and then charged him for lying. So it is possible to get caught and punished, but this probably doesn’t affect your average tourist.
Credit:stackoverflow.com‘