alyaza 10 points 3 years ago

just in general, the Day-Fine system (which you've probably heard of, a few countries have it) seems like a common-sense reform. its principle should probably be how we approach most fines, actually, because having them basically be flat makes... very little sense if you actually think about it:

Under Finland’s “Day-Fine” system, an individual's income is a key determinant in the size of the fine they are subsequently issued with by law enforcement. Finland was the first Nordic nation to introduce the income-based “Day Fine” system in 1921, and several European nations have followed suit since.

Further, under the Finnish “Day-Fine” system, the more a driver is over a speed limit, the higher the number “day fines” received.

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YoTcA 5 points 3 years ago

Is there a minimum fine, or can you drive as fast as you want as long as you do not have any income? Or how do they handle this case?

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alyaza 5 points 3 years ago

Wikipedia has a pretty comprehensive explanation of how the Finnish system works, although we also have a few Finnish posters on here so they'd probably know best if any of them would like to chime in on the nuances. in summary: it would appear the absolute minimum fine for anything subject to day-fines is 6 euros, and the minimum for "speeding in traffic" appears to be 115 euros because there is a fixed petty-fine amount associated with that offense.

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pkulak 3 points 3 years ago

Yup. And it makes sense on both ends. Folks without money shouldn’t be wrecked by a speeding ticket either.

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dressupgeekout 9 points 3 years ago

I literally said "Woah" out loud when I read the part where this isn't the first time this guy has been fined on this scale for speeding. Totaling nearly 280k euros over the past 10 years! Seems like a perfectly fair price to pay for the obscenely wealthy -- we know just how exponentially much more money the richest have compared to everyone else.

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alyaza 5 points 3 years ago

i definitely think you have a good policy on your hands when a rich guy is like "i hope all the money i've been fined can help patch a hole in the budget", lol

Wiklöf says he hopes the fine will be used positively.

“I have heard that they are going to save one and a half billion on healthcare in Finland, so I hope that the money can fill a gap there,” said Wiklöf.

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