Border trade between Finland-Estonia
Stockholm 18.3.2015
2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 01/2009 10/2009 2010 2012 20140.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
Spirits
Cider (4,7 %)
Beer
Strong wine (21 %)
Wine(12 %)
Alcohol tax in diffrent alcoholic beverages 2002−2014Euros / alcohol-% by volume / liter
Alcohol taxreduction
Source: Ministry of Finance, Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 201480
100
120
140
160
180
Finnish trips to Estonia
Travel imports of alcohol
Source: Finnish Hospitality Association, MaRa
Alcohol tax increases speed up Finnish alcohol trips to EstoniaPrivate imports of alcohol and Finnish trips to Estonia
Index 2007 = 100
= Alcohol tax increase
2008 * 2009 * 2010 2011 2012 * 2013 Talousarvio 2014 *
Talousarvio 20150
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
1,0921,207
1,284 1,2811,381 1,336
1,4421,383
300
Finland loses alcohol tax revenue because of border trade
Source: Ministry of Finance, Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry
Milj. €
Because of the private imports of alcohol from Estonia Finland loses 300 milj. €alcohol tax revenues.
* Alcohol tax increases- 2008 beer and wine + 10 %, spirits + 15 %- 2009 all alcoholic beverages + 10 % and +10 %- 2012 beer, cider, long drinks + 15 %, wine and spirits + 10 %, - 2014 wine + 8,6 %, beer + 8,2 % and spirits + 5,3 %
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
2930 28972764
2622
2351 2384 2437 23852269
2098 20761980
1889
Employment in the Finnish brewing industry
Series1
Over 35 % decline since 2002
Source: The Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry* Mallaskoski brewery and Saimaan Juomatehdas were included
*