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‘Duty-free’ funds airport expansion

A major expansion of Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen (OSL) is costing much more than initially planned, and that's uncorked more debate over soaring...

Norwegians drink more than ever

Consumption of alcoholic beverages in Norway has never been higher, according to a new report released Monday by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet)....

Battle looms over liquor monopoly

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's new conservative government has recently uncorked a series of proposals to ease tight restrictions on wine and liquor sales in the...

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,...
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