What is the legal age in Finland in regards to entrance at clubs and bars?
Lexo asked:
This summer I’m planning on going to europe. I know most of the drinking ages there, but I have discovered that there is no legal drinking age in finland, just a purchase age. In that case, if a person is 17, will she or he be able to get into the clubs and/or bars?
This summer I’m planning on going to europe. I know most of the drinking ages there, but I have discovered that there is no legal drinking age in finland, just a purchase age. In that case, if a person is 17, will she or he be able to get into the clubs and/or bars?
It varies from bar to another, but you have to be at least 18 to get in. Some bars require even 21 or 22 years of minimum age from their customers, so you need to know where you are going to!
It’s illegal in Finland for you to allow an under 18-year-old to buy any kind of alcohol, and it’s illegal for you to sell to/buy for an under 18-year-old. At eighteen, you can buy yourself drinks containing up to 22% alcohol, and at 20 you can buy anything you like.
Depending on the pub, the age limit is somewhere between 18 and 22. Under 18-year-olds can enter some pubs between certain daytime hours, as far as I remember. Don’t take this for gospel - it might have changed to disallow minors from pubs altogether.