The Local Sweden

OPINION: Systembolaget's image is based on a bluff

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 08:59:00 +0200

In an opinion piece, food author Bo Hagström argues that the Swedish alcohol monopoly's one goal is to sell as much wine as possible.

Christmas anti-booze ad stirs tension in Sweden

Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:01:20 +0100

Should parents stay away from booze during the festive season? A Christmas anti-alcohol campaign has gained record support in Sweden, with one mum saying she received online abuse after criticizing it.

Young Brits party harder than Stockholmers: study

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 07:28:00 +0100

Young adults in Stockholm drink less when they are out partying compared to their counterparts in the UK, a new report has found.

Government to tighten up e-booze sales law

Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:30:00 +0100

The Swedish government have said they intend to tighten the regulations over online sales and the home delivery of alcohol after the monopoly of Systembolaget was challenged by supermarket City Gross.

There's no such thing as a hangover 'cure': expert

Sat, 22 Jun 2013 13:41:00 +0200

With many Swedes nursing headaches on Saturday following an evening of revelry to celebrate Midsummer's Eve, one Swedish physician has brought some bad news - there is no such thing as a hangover cure.

Dad slams booze delivery to 10-year-old son

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:00:00 +0200

Express delivery firm DHL has been criticised for having handed over a load of alcohol ordered from Germany to a 10-year-old boy in southern Sweden who was home alone at the time.

Alcohol seizures down despite tough new law

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:57:00 +0200

Despite the introduction of a new law strengthening the powers of customs officials, the number of seizures of alcohol ordered online has declined dramatically in 2013.

'Northern Swedes need to know you before they'll drink with you'

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:20:00 +0200

While viewing an acquaintance's small illicit alcohol still, ex-Londoner Paul Connolly ponders the surprising reticence of northern Swedes to drink in company.

'Vodka-mobile' selling booze to Swedish kids

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:47:00 +0100

Police in Stockholm are looking to beef up efforts to put the brakes on a “vodka-mobile” that delivers hard liquor to school children in the Swedish capital who place their orders via text message.

86 charged after massive booze smuggling probe

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:14:00 +0100

More than 80 people were charged on Tuesday for participating in a comprehensive smuggling operation that brought huge quantities of alcohol purchased in Germany into Sweden.

Alcohol damages women's brains faster than men's: Swedish study

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:47:00 +0100

Women alcoholics suffer damage to the part of their brain that controls moods, impulses and sleep three times faster than their male counterparts, a Swedish study showed Wednesday.

From Sweden to Germany in search of cheap booze

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:20:00 +0200

Tired of Sweden's high alcohol taxes and the state run liquor monopoly? Come along with contributor Patrick Reilly as he details a recent journey to Germany in search of cheap beer.

Swedes toast to cheap alcohol from abroad

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:04:00 +0100

Every third beer that is consumed in Sweden is bought from outside its borders. And, given the strong krona, the trend won’t be stopping soon.

Polish booze smugglers caught at Swedish border

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:35:00 +0100

Norway caught two Poles attempting to smuggle in almost 15,000 litres of contraband alcohol via Sweden, the biggest seizure of its kind since 2002, customs authorities said on Monday.

Nurses's moist wipe helps drunken driver escape conviction

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:31:00 +0200

A 36-year-old Swedish man who confessed to driving while drunk has been acquitted because of uncertainty caused by the way a nurse took a blood sample.

'One-eye' defence fails for drunken driver

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:33:00 +0100

A Swedish woman stopped by police for driving while intoxicated did her best to get officers to turn a blind eye toward her offence.

Swedes smuggling less booze into the country

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:34:00 +0200

The smuggling of spirits and beer into Sweden has dropped by 35 percent during the first half of the year, according to researchers at Stockholm University.

Norwegians flock to Sweden's liquor stores

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:10:00 +0200

Norwegians are heading across the border to make their alcohol purchases in Sweden like never before.

Is Sweden obsessed with booze?

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:06:00 +0200

As champagne showers come bucketing down over Stockholm, David Bartal wonders if excessive drinking is the key to successful living in Sweden.

Swede snaps up Hitler's champagne

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:00:00 +0200

A bottle of champagne from Hitler's wine cellar was bought at auction in Dorset, in the south of England, by an anonymous Swede on Friday.