HELSINKI (Reuters) - One of Finland's richest men has been fined a record 170,000 euros (1,785,000 yuan) for speeding through the center of the capital, police said on Tuesday.

　　Jussi Salonoja, 27, heir to his family's sausage business, was caught driving 80 km per hour in a 40 kmph zone on February 5th, the police said.

　　Finnish traffic fines vary with the offender's income and, according to tax office data, Salonoja's 2002 earnings were close to seven million euros. The final penalty could still change when the case is eventually heard by a Helsinki court, as was the case with Nokia executive Anssi Vanjoki, whose 116,000-euro speeding fine was slashed by 95 percent in 2002 due to a drop in income.

　　If Salonoja's penalty stands, it will beat a speeding fine of more than 80,000 euros paid by internet millionaire Jaakko Rytsola in 2000, and the 35,000-euro fine imposed on Nokia President Pekka Ala-Pietila in 2001 for running a red light.


　　芬兰富翁因超速行驶被罚款17万欧元

　　赫尔辛基:一芬兰富翁因超速驶过首都市中心而被罚的款额为创记录的17万欧元(约178.5万元人民币),警方于周二宣布了此事。27岁的尤西·萨罗诺亚是其家族香肠企业的继承人,2月5日他在限速40公里的地区以80公里速度行驶而被扣。

　　芬兰的交通罚款因违规者的收入而异,根据税务局资料,萨罗诺亚在2002年的收入近700万欧元。此案经赫尔辛基法院最后听证后,最终罚款的数额可能有所变动,就像诺基亚部门经理安西·瓦纽基的案子那样,他因超速被罚11.6万欧元,但由于在2002年其收入降低,罚款额剧减了95%。

　　如果萨罗诺亚的罚款不变,这一数字将超过因特网百万富翁亚果·吕策列在2000年所交的超速罚款8万多欧元,以及诺基亚总裁百嘎·阿拉·比耶第拉在2001年因闯红灯所付的35000欧元