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Anders Wiklöf says he really regrets driving 30 kilometres per hour over the limit in Finland, where such penalties are based an offender's income.

One of Finland's richest men has copped a fine of almost $200,000 for speeding, thanks to unusual rules in the country.

The man was driving 82 kilometers per hour in a 50 kilometer per hour zone

A wealthy driver in Finland's Aaland Islands has been fined over €120,000 for speeding, where the price of speeding is determined by your income. It's his third major fine in a decade, and the first to crack six figures.

A wealthy driver has been fined €121,000 ($129,544) for speeding in Finland, where such penalties are calculated on the basis of an offender's income

Anders Wiklof, 76, drove 82 kilometres per hour in a 50-kilometre-per-hour zone.

Unlike Ireland where fines are generally fixed when it comes to speeding - Finland uses a system that bases fines around a person's income.

Anders Wiklof, one of Finland's richest men, caught driving 82 kilometers per hour in 50-kmph zone on Aaland Islands - Anadolu Ajansı

Anders Wiklof, 76, was caught doing 51mph in a 30mph zone along a road on the Aland islands, an autonomous archipelago in the Baltic Sea that is part of Finland.

The minimum fine for speeding in Finland is 6 euros. The maximum? That's a much different story, because Finland uses a progressive system pegged to a driver's wealth,...