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Wiklöf told local media that he knew he was driving over the speed limit, which changed “suddenly,” according to ABC News. He tried to slow down, but he wasn’t able to quickly enough. “I really regret the matter,” he told Åland Island’s main newspaper,And the larger your wealth, the higher the fine—at least, that’s how it works in Finland. The country’s “Day-Fine” system determines the penalty size a person is issued by law enforcement largely based on the individual’s income.
This isn’t Wiklöf’s first lofty offense, either: He garnered a $101,677 fine in 2013 and a $67,427 penalty in 2018, meaning he has dropped nearly $300,000 on speeding tickets in the past decade, according to ABC News. “I have heard that they are going to save one and a half billion on health care in Finland, so I hope that the money can fill a gap there,” the businessman toldWiklöf is among Finland’s wealthiest men, ABC News reports.
Yet Wiklöf’s fine pales in comparison to one of the heftiest fine issued by a country under a Day-Fine system. A Swedish motorist captured driving 170 kilometers per hour over the speed limit was issued a total fine of $1,091,340 , according to ABC News.
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