The state alcohol retail monopoly is extending Saturday evening hours at about one-third of its stores, with roughly one in 10 opening on Sundays as well.A customer at an Alko in Helsinki's Kannelmäki district on Tuesday. Image: Henrietta Hassinen / YleYle News16:53Opening hours will change at 108 Alko outlets this weekend. Some Alko shops may now be open every day of the week, including Sundays and public holidays, from 9am to 9pm.Parliament recently approved an amendment to the Alcohol Act, with its first phase taking effect this weekend.Alko is introducing extended Saturday evening opening hours at 108 stores. Thirty-five of these will also be open on Sundays.Many of these are in and around the major southern cities, including four in Helsinki and three in Espoo. The Rovaniemi shop is the only one to open in northern Finland for now. All in all, there are 359 Alko outlets.You can click on the map below to find the nearest Sunday-opening Alko:Extended opening hours will be introduced at the busiest stores, the state-owned firm says.For example, the shop at the Helsinki’s Kaari Shopping Centre will be open until 9 pm on Saturday and from 12 noon to 6 pm on Sunday."Absolutely ridiculous"Most shoppers at the Kaari Alko who spoke to Yle cautiously welcomed the extended opening hours.Christer Ohls said he expects to take advantage of the longer opening hours on Saturday, and maybe also on Sundays."There have been situations where there’s been no wine at home when I’m cooking," he says.Ilkka Ikonen, on the other hand, could have done without any changes."Absolutely ridiculous. The current hours would have been enough," he says.Ikonen also doesn't like the fact that from the beginning of next year, alcoholic beverages can be ordered to one’s home."I don't like that reform either. It will make it too easy for young people and people who don't need to buy that liquor at all," he says.Image: Henrietta Hassinen / YleBrita Ekberg also says she does not need that service and is worried about possible problems."On the other hand, it can be an option for people with mobility impairments. There are also good sides to it," she points out.Home deliveries from Alko and other local shopsWhile it is already possible to order alcohol to your doorstep from abroad, domestic deliveries will soon become possible.From the beginning of next year, you’ll be able to order deliveries to your door from Alko and other stores, kiosks, petrol stations and restaurants in Finland. Orders may be delivered to your home or to a pickup point every day of the year between 9am and 9pm.The recipient of the delivery must prove their age. The purchaser must also be present at the time of receipt and must not be heavily intoxicated.