Finland

Penalties for drug offences in Finland, even for possession of small amounts, include heavy fines and jail terms of up to 10 years, and apply even when transiting through airports.

Up to 10 years imprisonment and heavy fines.

Cannabis is illegal in Finland, and using it is itself a crime — not just selling or smuggling. Using any narcotic, or possessing or trying to obtain a small amount for your own use, is the offence of unlawful use of narcotics, punishable by a fine or up to six months in prison. Possession beyond that is a narcotics offence carrying a fine or up to two years, and aggravated cases carry one to ten years. Finland publishes no quantity threshold you can rely on to avoid arrest, and bringing cannabis or CBD products into the country is also illegal.

Unlawful use of narcotics (use, or possession/attempted acquisition of a small amount for own use): fine or imprisonment up to 6 months (Criminal Code ch. 50 § 2a). Narcotics offence (including possession, acquisition, import, sale, or cultivation for narcotic use): fine or imprisonment up to 2 years (ch. 50 § 1). Aggravated narcotics offence (very dangerous narcotic or large amount, among other grounds): imprisonment for at least 1 and at most 10 years (ch. 50 § 2). Prosecution or punishment may be waived in minor use cases or if the person enters approved treatment — discretionary, with no published quantity threshold (ch. 50 § 7). Driving with any narcotic active substance or metabolite in the blood is sentenced as driving while intoxicated unless it derives from a medicine the driver has the right to use (ch. 23 § 3).

You may bring up to a 3-month personal supply of prescription medication into Finland with your prescription and a dated letter from your doctor; prescribed narcotics are limited to a 14-day supply and require a medical certificate.

Narcotics without proper documentation may be seized.

Declare EUR 10,000 or more (any currency) when traveling between Finland and a non-EU country; no declaration is needed to/from another EU country.

Failure to declare may result in seizure of funds.

In Finland, cars and vans must use winter tyres (minimum 3.0mm tread) whenever weather or road conditions require during 1 November to 31 March, and the rule applies to foreign-registered vehicles too.

Fine for non-compliance.

Headlights must always be on in Finland, even in daylight — a legal requirement for all vehicles.

Fine for non-compliance.

The blood-alcohol limit for driving in Finland is 0.05%; over the limit you may be arrested.

Arrest for BAC above 0.05%.

Under EU drone rules in Finland, operators of drones over 250 g or with a camera must register and in most cases pass an online exam before flying.

Unregistered operation of qualifying drones violates EU aviation regulation.