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==Scandinavia== [[File:Parking ticket machine in Seinäjoki.jpg|thumb|upright|A parking ticket machine in [[Seinäjoki]], [[Finland]]]] Most of [[Scandinavia]] determines some traffic fines based on income. For example, Finland's system for calculating fines starts with an estimate of the amount of spending money a Finn has for one day, and then divides that by two. The resulting number is considered a "reasonable" amount of spending money to deprive the offender of. Then, based on the severity of the crime, the system has rules for how many days the offender must go without that money. For example, driving about 15 mph over the speed limit results in a multiplier of 12 days. Most reckless drivers pay between $30 and $50 per day, for a total of about $400 or $500. In 2002, a [[Nokia]] executive was fined the equivalent of $103,000 for driving at 75 km/h (47 mph) in a 50 km/h (31 mph) zone on his motorcycle.<ref>Pinsker, Joe (March 2015). [https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland-home-of-the-103000-speeding-ticket/387484/ Finland, Home of the $103,000 Speeding Ticket]. ''[[The Atlantic]]''</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1759791.stm Nokia boss gets record speeding fine] (January 2002), ''[[BBC]]''</ref> [[Estonia]] (across the Baltic from Scandinavia) is experimenting with a "time out" in lieu of fines: the motorist waits at the side of the road for 45 minutes or an hour.<ref>{{cite news |title=Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists |url=https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/estonia-has-a-new-way-to-stop-speeding-motorists |access-date=11 November 2019 |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |date=7 November 2019}}</ref>
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