Tag: alcohol
Champagne consumption bubbles over
Corks were popping during the weekend, and new figures show how Norwegians increasingly turn to champagne, cava and other bubbly beverages to toast good...
Border bottle shop to close over Easter
Swedish authorities will close the Systembolaget bottle shop this Thursday at the border town of Strømstad, in a bid to curb Norwegian drunkenness over...
‘Gammel Dansk’ becomes ‘norsk’
Gammel Dansk, the venerable Danish liquor, and the Danish Aalborg line of aquavit are both about to be produced in Norway instead of Denmark....
No easy task to ease liquor sales
Efforts by Norway's new conservative government to "modernize" the state wine and liquor monopoly (Vinmonopolet), and ease some restrictions on its sales, were met...
Alcohol-related deaths decline
Norway's state institute for drug and alcohol research, SIRUS, reports that deaths of Norwegians that are tied to alcohol abuse have declined by 25...
‘Home alone’ party ended in death
A party held at the home of a teenager whose parents weren't there ran seriously out of control over the weekend after word of...
Tough liquor laws retain support
Even though Norwegians crowd into the tax-free shops at local airports and flock over the border to buy cheaper wine and liquor in Sweden,...
Beer prices hit new record
The Norwegian tradition of sipping a beer outdoors (utepils) has become even more expensive as the high summer season begins, with beer prices setting...
More rapes amid russ’ wild partying
Police in western Norway were investigating four reported rapes over the weekend at one of the biggest outdoor events of the "russ" partying season...
Smugglers caught in record seizure
Police and customs agents in southeastern Norway managed to stop 14 specially built vehicles that were loaded with smuggled alcoholic beverages and tobacco on...
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