One of Finland＇s richest men has been fined a record170,000euros 1,785,000yuan for speeding through the center of the capital, police said on Tuesday.

　　Jussi Salonoja,27,heir to his family＇s sausage business, was caught driving80 km per hour in a40kmph zone on February5th,the police said.

　　Finnish traffic fines vary with the offender＇s income and, according to tax office data, Salonoja＇s2002earnings 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, whose116,000－eurospeeding fine was slashed by95percent in2002due to a drop in income.

　　If Salonoja＇s penalty stands, it will beat a speeding fine of more than80,000euros paid by internet millionaire Jaakko Rytsola in2000,and the35,000－eurofine imposed on Nokia President Pekka Ala －Pietila in2001for running a red light.