Record fine issued for speeding rings alarm bell on income inequality in Finland

Overview

• A wealthy driver was fined the highest recorded amount for speeding after being caught going 82 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.
• The fine issued was 121,000 euros, calculated based on the driver's high income.
• This is not the first major penalty imposed on the driver for speeding.
• The driver is the richest person in Finland's Aland archipelago and heads a major holding company.
• The case has fueled debate over Finland's progressive income-based fining system and economic inequality.