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Underage gambling: still actual in Finland
Despite the legal gambling age rise in Finland, the country still has the actual issue of underage gambling.
In many countries, gambling at a young age is a widespread thing. Various studies available online show that almost 80% of the Finnish population gambles.
According to the survey, conducted by an expert agency, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, gambling rates have significantly dropped among youngsters since Finland raised its legal gambling age from 15 to 18 in 2011. The older age groups remain less affected or not affected by the change; however, students aged 15-16 are still into gambling.
This survey is being conducted every four to five years to compare success rates.
Statistics from 2011 showed the following results on the gambling gender survey:
- 87% men
- 54% women
In 2019, the results were the following:
- 46% men
- 21% women
And by 2024, these numbers had significantly dropped:
- 25% men
- 6% women
Antti Koivula from Finnish law firm Legal Gaming commented on the survey:
“My key takeaway from the survey is that 25% of 15-year-old boys gamble, which is way too much for my liking.”
Despite the significant change in the numbers, this issue remains actual in Finland. According to the data collected from the teachers from 177 local schools, almost 15% of students gambled across a range of products because of the lack of money.
These surveys are part of a European project called the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), which collects different data from different countries and will have them published in 2025.
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