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More alcohol restrictions loosen up

Norway is known for its strict rules around the purchase and consumption of alcoholic beverages, from high taxes to the state monopoly on retail...

MP faces jail term after drunk driving

Morten Wold, a Member of Parliament for the conservative Progress Party, is back at work after being pulled over by police during Easter for...

Former MP admits to ‘a drinking problem’

Sandra Borch was a Member of Parliament, a rising star in Norway's Center Party and a government minister. Now she's landed in serious trouble...

Drunks spoil some 17th of May celebrations

Police were busy in many Norwegian cities after Constitution Day celebrations on the 17th of May. Unruly drunks including youth as young as 13...

Police file charges in home brew case

Police in Southern Norway have charged a senior citizen with selling illegal alcoholic beverages at a private gathering in Mandal last week. Several of those...

Customs officers may test drunk drivers

The Norwegian government has proposed a new border control measure that would allow customs officers in the border patrol to test motorists suspected of...

Vinmonopolet had a great year

Never before has Norway's state-controlled liquor store chain Vinmonopolet sold so many liters of wine, liquor, strong beer and even non-alcoholic beverages as in...

It had to come: A dictionary of drunkenness

There are at least 330 words in the Norwegian language that describe the state of being drunk. Documentation of this sobering fact has just...

Business booms at Vinmonopolet

After cross-border shopping in Sweden, tax-free stores and local bars and restaurants were all shut down in the Corona crisis, Norwegians have been flocking...

Wine carton ban raised a flap

Norway's state health directorate wants to ban the sale of wine in large three-liter cartons, claiming they lead to higher alcohol consumption. Protests were...
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