27 May 2025 – Regulating Drug Driving to Protect All Road Users, Helsinki

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) and the Finnish Road Safety Council (Liikenneturva) organised a seminar on drug driving on 27 May in Helsinki, Finland.

New ways of tackling drug driving are being developed and implemented across Europe. New enforcement strategies and improved detection technologies, combined with more effective penalties and rehabilitation courses, are all helping to create a more comprehensive approach.

During the seminar, an overview of the current state of drug driving in Finland and the EU were presented. Representatives from national road safety organisations, research institutes and Finnish Police were present while experts from Sweden, Spain and The Netherlands covered and shared their experiences with implementing drug driving laws in their own countries.

The agenda of the event can be found here.

Presentations

Drug driving in Finland, the scale of phenomenon – Kalle Parkkari, OTI

The Role of Research in the Fight Against Drug Driving – Timo Lajunen, University of Helsinki

Police enforcement on drug driving in Finland – Jouni Takala, Häme Police department

Drug driving in The Netherlands – Sander van der Kint, SWOV

Tackling Drug driving in Sweden – Lars Olov Sjöström, MHF

Drugs and crashes in Spain – Jesus Monclus, Fundación MAPFRE

Drug Detection Procedures in Spain – Ignacio Varela, Civil Guard Traffic Department

ETSC is grateful to Securetec for the financial support for this event.