Sales of liquor
From the age of 16 it is legally allowed to buy alcoholic beverages with an alcohol percentage up to 14,9 percent. To buy liquor above 15 percent alcohol you must be 18 years or older. Alcoholic beverages are for sale at liquor stores and supermarkets. Supermarkets only sell beer, wine and alcoholic beverages with an alcohol percentage up to 14,9 percent.

Drinking and driving
It is prohibited to drive if your blood alcohol level is over 0.5. Driving under the influence is a criminal offence and applies to driving a car and riding a motor bike, scooter, moped or bicycle. If your blood alcohol level is 1.8 your case will be taken to court. In addition to a fine, you may be temporarily banned from driving.

Hotel and catering industry
Bartenders, liquor dealers and cashiers must ask youngsters whom they sell alcohol to for proof of age. After all, it is often difficult to estimate somebody’s age. If proof of age cannot be supplied, you may be refused alcohol. The proof of age can be a passport or a driving license.