February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Sorad":
Business & Money: 26 May 11
Sweden's state-run alcohol retail monopoly Systembolaget has demanded an extra tax on box wine equating a price hike of up to 25-30 percent in order to curb the thirst for bag-in-box wines.
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Society: 19 Feb 11
Swedish average alcohol consumption declined in 2009, in comparison with 2008, but remains high in a historical perspective, a new report published on Friday showed.
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Society: 8 Sep 09
Swedes are buying less beer abroad, but are consuming twice as much smuggled liquor compared to the first half of 2008, according to a new report.
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Society: 29 Sep 08
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.
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Business & Money: 5 Dec 07
Sweden's state-owned alcohol monopoly Systembolaget has reported that sales of spirits have increased this year.
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Society: 7 Jun 07
A new study has shown that Swedes are major consumers of alcohol imported into the country by illegal means.
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National: 28 Jun 06
Men in northern Sweden buy most alcohol on the Internet, according to a new study. The most common buyer is a man under 50 who drinks more than average.
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Science & Technology: 30 Dec 05
Alcohol consumption in Sweden dropped this year for the first time since 1996, with imports from abroad the hardest hit, according to the Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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