image: Alcohol use by women of child-bearing age in Finland and the binge drinking prevalence among women in Finland and seven countries of the FASD prevalence studies. Heavy episodic alcohol use within last 30 days data (WHO) includes all women. Any alcohol use data (Statistics Finland) shows the prevalence of any alcohol use of women aged between 20-44 years in Finland. The colors group countries as Nordic, other European, or North American.
Credit: Jolma et al., 2026, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Alcohol use during pregnancy has decreased across the past 35 years in Finland, but remains "common" - and moms drinking before they realize they're pregnant also remains a concern
Article URL: https://plos.io/4hDsRbu
Article title: Estimated incidence and number of new cases with prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Finland 1990–2025
Author countries: Finland.
Funding: MK-J was funded by Emil Aaltosen säätiö, Finland (Emil Aaltonen Foundation, https://emilaaltonen.fi); grant number 250078 K1. The funder had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Estimated incidence and number of new cases with prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Finland 1990–2025
Article Publication Date
21-Oct-2026
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.