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Culture Stats: compare key data on Finland & Ireland

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STAT Finland Ireland HISTORY
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 12.52
Ranked 24th.
14.41
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Finland
Food and drink > Beer consumption 435 million L
Ranked 28th.
479 million L
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Finland
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date December 14, 1984 May 9, 1977
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet location Tampere Grafton Street , Dublin
Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes see McDonald's Finland First drive-thru in Europe opened in Nutgrove, Dublin, see McDonald's Ireland
Happy Planet Index 47.2
Ranked 60th. 11% more than Ireland
42.6
Ranked 79th.

Hobbies > Homebrewing legality Legal for personal use only. Legal for personal use. Illegal with intent to sell or if sold for profit.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Anti-discrimination laws Some All
Sexuality > Homosexuality > LGBT individual may petition to adopt a child Yes Yes
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1971 UN decl. sign. Legal since 1993 UN decl. sign.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Recognition of gay relationships Yes (since 2002) Yes (since 2011)
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex adoption / Step-child adoption only (full joint adoption under consideration) Single gay persons may adopt. Step Child adoption under consideration.
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage No (under consideration) No (proposed)
Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 671
Ranked 75th.
1,006
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Finland
World Heritage Sites 6
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Ireland
2
Ranked 94th.
Food and drink > Milk consumption per capita 361.19 kg
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Ireland
247.17 kg
Ranked 18th.
Pets > Animal cropping (legal status) Banned Banned
Tobacco > Purchase age 18
Ranked 70th. The same as Ireland
18
Ranked 64th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Beer 4.59
Ranked 19th.
7.04
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Finland
Food and drink > Alcohol > Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 9.31
Ranked 27th.
13.69
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Finland
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex couple may jointly petition to adopt a child No No
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex partner may petition to adopt partner's child Yes No
Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex couples are allowed to foster or stepchild foster Yes Yes
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 2.8
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Ireland
1
Ranked 114th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 2.82
Ranked 40th. 12% more than Ireland
2.51
Ranked 47th.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Wine 2.24
Ranked 34th.
2.75
Ranked 28th. 23% more than Finland
Tobacco > Smoking age 18
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Ireland
16
Ranked 42nd.
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.31
Ranked 44th.
1.09
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Finland
Food and drink > Alcohol > Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 9.72
Ranked 32nd.
13.39
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Finland
Food and drink > Alcohol > Standard drink size 12 g
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Ireland
10 g
Ranked 10th.
Smoking > Tobacco vending machine legal status Due to be banned on 1 January 2015 Sales prohibited to under 18s. Restricted to licensed premises only since 1 July 2009. Vending machines are operated by a token or card obtained from the bar once the age of the buyer has been identified.

SOURCES: Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Per Capita Beer Consumption by Country in 2012, Kirin Holdings Company. Table 3.; Wikipedia: List of countries with McDonald's restaurants (Countries and territories with a McDonald's outlet); http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/; Wikipedia: Homebrewing (Legality); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Australasia); Wikipedia: LGBT adoption (European laws on adoption by same-sex couples); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Asia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights in Asia (Central Asia); Wikipedia: LGBT rights by country or territory (Central Europe); Wikipedia: List of countries by cigarette consumption per capita (List); Wikipedia: Table of World Heritage Sites by country (Table of World Heritage Sites); Wikipedia: List of countries by milk consumption per capita ("Countries by milk consumption per capita" . "Countries by consumptions per capita" .); Wikipedia: Cropping (animal) (Status by country); Wikipedia: Smoking age; World Health Organization. Source tables; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation. p. 273 ff. ; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff. ; Wikipedia: Standard drink (Standard drinks as defined by various countries) (ICAP Report 5 - "What is a 'standard drink'". URL: [1] . Accessed on June 19, 2008.); Wikipedia: Cigarette machine (Tobacco vending machine prevalence by country) ("Japanese smokers to face age test" . BBC . 2008-12-06 . Retrieved 2008-03-07 .)

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