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There's one key ingredient missing from your Absolut this year

There's one key ingredient missing from your Absolut this year

Swedish vodka brand Absolut is produced using only ingredients from southern Sweden. But this year, there is one problem.

Swedish word of the day: bakfylla

Swedish word of the day: bakfylla

Swedish wines achieve record year thanks to summer heat

Swedish wines achieve record year thanks to summer heat

Systembolaget sells rare whisky to lucky shoppers at bargain price

Systembolaget sells rare whisky to lucky shoppers at bargain price

The bar with the world's biggest whisky collection is on a Swedish island

The bar with the world's biggest whisky collection is on a Swedish island

Sweden wants to bring home alcohol delivery to the whole country

Sweden wants to bring home alcohol delivery to the whole country

Swedes opt for more expensive bottles of wine

Swedes opt for more expensive bottles of wine

2017

SAS crew member suspected of being drunk on long-haul flight

SAS crew member suspected of being drunk on long-haul flight

OPINION: Systembolaget's image is based on a bluff

OPINION: Systembolaget's image is based on a bluff

Young Swedes swapping alcohol for social media and the gym: study

Young Swedes swapping alcohol for social media and the gym: study

Swedish 'horny beer' is a smash hit, sells out

Swedish 'horny beer' is a smash hit, sells out

Drinking costs more, repairs cost less: Sweden's 2017 law changes

Drinking costs more, repairs cost less: Sweden's 2017 law changes

2016

One in five Swedish men are 'risky drinkers'

One in five Swedish men are 'risky drinkers'

Can CCTV curb drug runs between Sweden and Norway?

Can CCTV curb drug runs between Sweden and Norway?

Finland's Stockholm embassy accused of peddling booze

Finland's Stockholm embassy accused of peddling booze

Plane delayed after crew member failed alcohol test

Plane delayed after crew member failed alcohol test

Swedish House Mafia DJ sparks popsicle protest

Swedish House Mafia DJ sparks popsicle protest

Swedish border town braces itself for Norwegian invasion

Swedish border town braces itself for Norwegian invasion

Who's the Swede named the world's best sommelier?

Who's the Swede named the world's best sommelier?

Why booze could get even pricier in Sweden

Why booze could get even pricier in Sweden

Swedish booze cruisers to get back 1000 litres of alcohol

Swedish booze cruisers to get back 1000 litres of alcohol

Nanny State? Sweden ranked 'second worst' for boozing

Nanny State? Sweden ranked 'second worst' for boozing

Teen Swedes get hammered on hand gel

Teen Swedes get hammered on hand gel

Guess why this Swedish beer label got banned?

Guess why this Swedish beer label got banned?

2015

Christmas anti-booze ad stirs tension in Sweden

Christmas anti-booze ad stirs tension in Sweden

Swedish teens drinking least booze for 40 years

Swedish teens drinking least booze for 40 years

Swede risks jail for drunk driving golf buggy

Swede risks jail for drunk driving golf buggy

Swedes in boozy 'don't drink and dive' video

Swedes in boozy 'don't drink and dive' video

'Sweden is confused about tackling addiction'

'Sweden is confused about tackling addiction'

Spike in 'continental' drinking in Sweden

Spike in 'continental' drinking in Sweden

Alcohol becoming more accepted in Sweden

Alcohol becoming more accepted in Sweden

2014

Police turn Swede’s vodka into water

Police turn Swede’s vodka into water

'All 3,000 beers were for me': nabbed smuggler

'All 3,000 beers were for me': nabbed smuggler

Young Brits party harder than Stockholmers: study

Young Brits party harder than Stockholmers: study

Man beats drink driving rap for 'being Asian'

Man beats drink driving rap for 'being Asian'

Government to tighten up e-booze sales law

Government to tighten up e-booze sales law

2013

Swedish teens' drinking habits at forty-year low

Swedish teens' drinking habits at forty-year low

Drunk officers held as cargo ship runs aground

Drunk officers held as cargo ship runs aground

Jägermeister wins battle with Jägaröl brand beer

Thieves pinch contents of 144 crayfish cages

Thieves pinch contents of 144 crayfish cages

Eight zaniest Swedish drinking song lyrics

Eight zaniest Swedish drinking song lyrics

Teen boozing habits linked to dementia

Teen boozing habits linked to dementia

'Government must act on alcohol tax': minister

'Government must act on alcohol tax': minister

Law professor calls for ban on parents drinking

Law professor calls for ban on parents drinking

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

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

Drunk men more likely to drown: study

Drunk men more likely to drown: study

Swedish addicts could get glass 'free zone'

Swedish addicts could get glass 'free zone'

Wine pulled because it was 'too good': supplier

Wine pulled because it was 'too good': supplier

Swedish governor shows cheap wine fit for a king

Swedish governor shows cheap wine fit for a king

Dad slams booze delivery to 10-year-old son

Danish beer bottles 'too sexy' for Sweden

Danish beer bottles 'too sexy' for Sweden

Alcohol seizures down despite tough new law

Alcohol seizures down despite tough new law

Swede nabs world's dearest rum 'for Obama'

Swede nabs world's dearest rum 'for Obama'

2012

Pilot sticker lands French wine with Swedish ban

Pilot sticker lands French wine with Swedish ban

Systembolaget to bring booze to Swedes' offices

Systembolaget to bring booze to Swedes' offices

Sweden’s alcohol-free drink label 'misleading'

Sweden’s alcohol-free drink label 'misleading'

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

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

Booze home delivery kicks off near Stockholm

Booze home delivery kicks off near Stockholm

Bar staff more likely to become alcoholics: study

Bar staff more likely to become alcoholics: study

Swede charged after drunken golf cart drive

Swede charged after drunken golf cart drive

Swedish partygoer gets chased by bear

Swedish partygoer gets chased by bear

Police told not to 'waste' bootleg booze

Police told not to 'waste' bootleg booze

Alcohol reduces risk of arthritis in women: study

Alcohol reduces risk of arthritis in women: study

Teen drinking doesn't lead to alcoholism: study

Teen drinking doesn't lead to alcoholism: study

Pot farming 'booming' as moonshining declines

Pot farming 'booming' as moonshining declines

Bat-wielding woman hid bootleg liquor store

Bat-wielding woman hid bootleg liquor store

Man beats smuggling rap because he 'drinks a lot'

Man beats smuggling rap because he 'drinks a lot'

Swedish alcohol intake hikes after EU entry

Swedish alcohol intake hikes after EU entry

Whiplash-injured Swede loads crates of drink

Whiplash-injured Swede loads crates of drink

'Wedding' reported for lack of bride and groom

'Wedding' reported for lack of bride and groom

Family finds drunken man in 3-year-old's bed

'Vodka-mobile' selling booze to Swedish kids

'Vodka-mobile' selling booze to Swedish kids

'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report

'Drunkorexia' on the rise in Sweden: report

86 charged after massive booze smuggling probe

86 charged after massive booze smuggling probe

Cheap Swedish beer gives Norway a headache

Cheap Swedish beer gives Norway a headache

2011

Sweden's best Christmas beers: a selection

Sweden's best Christmas beers: a selection

'Systembolaget behind wine club police report'

'Systembolaget behind wine club police report'

Pastor fired after drunken antics on Sicily

Man on sick pay ran ‘rolling’ alcohol shop

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

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

Woman fined for drunken golf cart joyride

Woman fined for drunken golf cart joyride

Teen alcohol programme has 'no effect': study

Teen alcohol programme has 'no effect': study

Google snaps suspected illegal booze deal

Google snaps suspected illegal booze deal

Sneaking a peak at Sweden’s burgeoning wine industry

Sneaking a peak at Sweden’s burgeoning wine industry

Queen under fire for giving kids wine

Queen under fire for giving kids wine

From Sweden to Germany in search of cheap booze

From Sweden to Germany in search of cheap booze

Systembolaget goes local

Systembolaget goes local

Systembolaget mulls home delivery

Systembolaget mulls home delivery

Beer in Sweden: bevy of brews greets the autumn

Beer in Sweden: bevy of brews greets the autumn

Drunk shrimp boat skipper parks on island

Drunk shrimp boat skipper parks on island

Swedish alcohol monopoly launches 'booze camera' iPhone app

Swedish alcohol monopoly launches 'booze camera' iPhone app

Man charged for shooting fellow hunter

Swedish teens drink less alcohol

Swedish teens drink less alcohol

Teetotaling Swedes toast national sobriety day

Teetotaling Swedes toast national sobriety day

State liquor stores moot higher tax on wine

State liquor stores moot higher tax on wine

Beer in Sweden: a look at new springtime brews

Beer in Sweden: a look at new springtime brews

Most Swedes sober when losing their virginity: study

Most Swedes sober when losing their virginity: study

New rules prompt surge in liquor licence applications

New rules prompt surge in liquor licence applications

Beer in Sweden: Looking beyond the lager

Beer in Sweden: Looking beyond the lager

Facebook confession traps Swedish rapist

Facebook confession traps Swedish rapist

Treatment, not jail, for drunken Swedes: report

Treatment, not jail, for drunken Swedes: report

Alcoholic doc allowed to keep practicing

Alcoholic doc allowed to keep practicing

Swedes toast to cheap alcohol from abroad

Swedes toast to cheap alcohol from abroad

Man stabbed while testing knife-proof vest

Man stabbed while testing knife-proof vest

Swedes drink less alcohol: study

Swedes drink less alcohol: study

Drunk driving Swedish police rarely fired: report

Drunk driving Swedish police rarely fired: report

Beer in Sweden: it's not as bad as you think

Beer in Sweden: it's not as bad as you think

Swedish bar lets patrons pay via mobile phone

Swedish bar lets patrons pay via mobile phone

Swedish whisky maker eyes stock market listing

Swedish whisky maker eyes stock market listing

'Alcolocks' can't be trusted: sobriety group

'Alcolocks' can't be trusted: sobriety group

2010

Glögg shortage threatens Swedish Christmas

Glögg shortage threatens Swedish Christmas

Swedish government split on rural booze sales

Swedish government split on rural booze sales

Polish booze smugglers caught at Swedish border

'Alcolocks' for all new cars: Social Democrats

'Alcolocks' for all new cars: Social Democrats

Sweden counts the cost of substance abuse

Sweden counts the cost of substance abuse

Efforts to curb youth drinking 'ineffective'

Efforts to curb youth drinking 'ineffective'

Passed out Swede in pub 'prison' nightmare

Passed out Swede in pub 'prison' nightmare

Sweden's strongest beer brewed at 18.5 percent

Sweden's strongest beer brewed at 18.5 percent

Stockholm acts to block drunken bus drivers

Stockholm acts to block drunken bus drivers

Monopoly holds back binge drinking - study

Monopoly holds back binge drinking - study

Drug abuse on the rise in Sweden

Drug abuse on the rise in Sweden

Baking prisoner banned over booze fears

Mum of 11 seeks alcohol smuggling jail pardon

Patient at detox gets drunk on Christmas gift

Patient at detox gets drunk on Christmas gift

Court raises glass to late night outdoor drinking

Drunken Swedes kicked out of Denmark

Police busy on alcohol-soaked Walpurgis Night

Police busy on alcohol-soaked Walpurgis Night

Moonshine makers jailed in southern Sweden

Guru's guide: The best beers in Sweden right now

Hard rocking beer man: 'I brew in A Major'

Hard rocking beer man: 'I brew in A Major'

Smuggling charges dropped after birthday boy revealed drinks list

Smuggling charges dropped after birthday boy revealed drinks list

Temperance society slams proposal for new alcohol laws

Temperance society slams proposal for new alcohol laws

Drunken Swedish artist forgets painting four women

Drunken Swedish artist forgets painting four women

Drunk driver's wet-wipe defence thrown out on appeal

Rowdy prison service Christmas party prompts police response

2009

Sweden heads toward new wine sales record

Sweden heads toward new wine sales record

Nurses's moist wipe helps drunken driver escape conviction

Hand gel faulted for fouling up Swedish bus service

Hand gel faulted for fouling up Swedish bus service

Growth hormones 'could repair brain damage': Swedish study

Older Europeans drinking more: Swedish study

Older Europeans drinking more: Swedish study

Drunk driving suspect: I got plastered after stopping the car

Swedes drinking more smuggled liquor

Swedes drinking more smuggled liquor

Young men at greater risk for alcohol dependence

Swedish doctor found drunk on the job

Sales up at Swedish state liquor stores

Sales up at Swedish state liquor stores

'Drinking while pregnant harms the child': study

'Drinking while pregnant harms the child': study

More booze thieves targeting Systembolaget

More booze thieves targeting Systembolaget

Alcohol abuse on the rise for Swedish women

Alcohol abuse on the rise for Swedish women

Drunken Swedish soldiers in armed Kosovo kerfuffle

Can I import alcohol over the internet?

Can I import alcohol over the internet?

Norwegian in a coma after drinking wine bought in Sweden

Booze monopoly faces privacy investigation

Sweden's teenagers cut back on booze

Sweden's teenagers cut back on booze

Police in moonshine raid on Uppsala farm

Police in moonshine raid on Uppsala farm

Alcohol locks for drunk driving offenders by 2010: minister

Alcohol locks for drunk driving offenders by 2010: minister

McDonald's wins right to serve beer at Stockholm airport

McDonald's wins right to serve beer at Stockholm airport

Arla exec to take over as head of Systembolaget

Arla exec to take over as head of Systembolaget

State pays for drunk driver's wine

State pays for drunk driver's wine

Fewer expectant mothers report drinking while pregnant

Fewer expectant mothers report drinking while pregnant

Alcohol fuels snowmobile death toll

Alcohol fuels snowmobile death toll

'Our three million members do not want us to sell wine'

'Christmas in Sweden is like Groundhog Day'

'Christmas in Sweden is like Groundhog Day'

2008

Police hire container to detain drunk skiers

Swedish scientists struggle to explain post-beer munchies

Christmas booze gets stuck in the post

Police: Swedish teens offering sex for booze

Police: Swedish teens offering sex for booze

The Lowdown: Quality Swedish beer

The Lowdown: Quality Swedish beer

Five convicted over SVT office party booze

What do you think about Sweden's alcohol policy?

What do you think about Sweden's alcohol policy?

'One-eye' defence fails for drunken driver

Smuggling charges dropped when couple revealed party plans

New study: 'Alcohol and team sports go hand in hand'

New study: 'Alcohol and team sports go hand in hand'

Winter survival kit - Plan B: Bring a bottle

Winter survival kit - Plan B: Bring a bottle

Sweden contemplates alcohol locks for drunk drivers

Sweden contemplates alcohol locks for drunk drivers

Swedes smuggling less booze into the country

Swedes smuggling less booze into the country

Insider uncorks secret liquor store code

Insider uncorks secret liquor store code

Anitra Steen to leave Systembolaget

Anitra Steen to leave Systembolaget

Mass murderer denied request for reduced sentence

Mass murderer denied request for reduced sentence

Swedes and wine - an awkward romance

Swedes and wine - an awkward romance

Dramatic increase in women alcoholics

Norwegians flock to Sweden's liquor stores

Norwegians flock to Sweden's liquor stores

Truck driver smuggles 4,500 litres of alcohol into Sweden

Is Sweden obsessed with booze?

Is Sweden obsessed with booze?

Swedish singer loses fight for his right to party

Drink driving pensioner in double trouble

Older Swedes are drinking more

Older Swedes are drinking more

Six convicted over boozy bribes

Six convicted over boozy bribes

Drunk in charge of a lawnmower

EU delays sale of Absolut

Swedish teens shun condoms and cigarettes

Swedish teens shun condoms and cigarettes

Grocer Lidl in six pack setback

Swedish alcohol monopoly down the hatch

Swedish alcohol monopoly down the hatch

WHO adopts Swedish alcohol resolution

Man sets new Swedish drunk driving record

Man sets new Swedish drunk driving record

Walpurgis Night revelries run the usual gamut

Walpurgis Night revelries run the usual gamut

Victory for Sweden in EU beer row

Victory for Sweden in EU beer row

Swedish and English cider: How do you like them apples?

Swedish and English cider: How do you like them apples?

Sweden reacts to sale of Vin & Sprit

Sweden reacts to sale of Vin & Sprit

Pernod wins auction for Vin & Sprit

Pernod wins auction for Vin & Sprit

Dozens wrongly accused of drunk driving

Dozens wrongly accused of drunk driving

Civil servant showed up drunk to deportations

SVT workers charged with smuggling alcohol

SVT workers charged with smuggling alcohol

Father sentenced for drunken driving lesson

Man gulps his way out of drunk driving citation

Parents’ crime costs man prison warden job

Teacher accused of making beer run for 15-year olds

Drunk crew members stall take-off

'Stop pushing alcohol on developing world'

'Stop pushing alcohol on developing world'

State booze stores enjoy record Christmas

State booze stores enjoy record Christmas

Swedish politicians propose alcohol-free Riksdag

2007

Internet booze ban could be axed

'Silly' EU vodka rule slammed by Sweden

Auction to begin on home of Absolut vodka

Sales of spirits high

Swedes smoke and drink less

New agency to combat drug and booze abuse

Alcohol-related illnesses shoot up among young women

Alcohol-related illnesses shoot up among young women

Euro-court throws out Swedish booze ban

Euro-court throws out Swedish booze ban

Firefighter faces drunk driving charge

Firefighter faces drunk driving charge

Sweden's alcohol laws set for changes

Sweden's alcohol laws set for changes

No money back for confiscated booze

No money back for confiscated booze

Sweden's wine tax 'breaks EU law'

Sweden's wine tax 'breaks EU law'

June surge for Swedish booze sales

Sweden to introduce booze warning labels

Sweden to introduce booze warning labels

Online booze shops refuse to cooperate with tax board

Online booze shops refuse to cooperate with tax board

Tax board tracks down online booze shoppers

Tax board tracks down online booze shoppers

Only five people have paid booze taxes

Only five people have paid booze taxes

Sweden's ice bar invites Shanghai to chill

Sweden's ice bar invites Shanghai to chill

Thriving market for smuggled booze

Cuba blocks Swedish alcohol demands

Irish, Brits and Swedes 'all big binge drinkers'

Swedes smoke less and drink more

Reinfeldt says no to alcohol tax cuts

Booze tax could fall to stem illegal imports

Swedes bigger boozers than immigrants

Champagne-swilling Swedes party like it's 2006

2006

Bubbly ban for tennis toffs

Teacher plies kids with booze, loses job

Record number of bars hold spirits licences

Swedish line wins in EU alcohol case

Booze tax 'won't be cut'

Strindberg schnapps hard to swallow for author's family

Systembolaget managers admit to corruption

Alcohol locks fooled by slimmers

Swedish beer: things can only get better

More road deaths linked to alcohol

Customs 'lets the rich import more booze'

Bodström turns on road killers

Absolut Vodka employees face bribe charges

Young northern men buy most Net booze

Sweden welcomes EU alcohol crackdown

Support for booze tax cut slumps

State booze company drinks in profits

Record booze seizures by Swedish Customs

Online booze ban breaks EU law

Girls steered car while drunk woman slept

Drunk women refused more often

Swedes stay off the booze medicine

Green politician wins drunk case

Systembolaget managers fined

Top Liberal admits drunk driving

Swedish soldiers "train with hangovers"

Bureaucrats ban brewers' binge

No drop in alcohol tax - Nuder

2005

Swedes drank less in 2005

Guilty verdicts in 'Systemet' bribery case

Systemet suppliers blame bribes on ex-boss

Editorial: One last swig?

Swedish alcohol monopoly targets EU with ad campaign

'Systemet' under fire for lavish party

Systembolaget supplier: I know nothing

Drunk elks attack police

Systembolaget supplier too sick for trial

Dismay over drunk killer sentence

Systemet bribery lawyer charged with corruption

Ordering booze online "carries no risk"

Police chief avoids drunk driving charges

"Slash booze tax ? in Skåne"

More Swedes in favour of "Systemet"

Systembolaget sanctions to punish suppliers

Government tax reforms to slash booze prices

Persson - reduce tax on alcohol

Systembolaget punishes "bribery suppliers"

Swedes return to Systembolaget

Alcohol "costs Sweden 50 billion extra a year"

Sweden's Centre confirms move to the right

Swedish girls drink and smoke more

Why does Sweden have a reputation for being liberal?

Alcohol makes your brain grow

Swedes back alcohol monopoly

Alcohol inquiry proposes 30% tax cut

Systembolaget supplier charged with smuggling

Government pours cold water on booze tax cut

Vodka taster not guilty of drunk-driving

Systembolaget to fire "corrupt" store managers

EU internet laws threaten Systembolaget

Swedes drink like it's 1870

2004

What explains Sweden's attitude to alcohol?

50% of men in cycle accidents are drunk

Five drunken truckers caught leaving Trelleborg ferry

Vin & Sprit staff investigated in bribery scandal

Prison for bringing too much booze back to Sweden

Systembolaget bribery scandal: 92 accused

Drinking "behind violent crime"

Moderate drinker in drunken brawl

40% tax cut on booze: Government teetering

Alconomics

Swedes hit the bottle

Low spirits at Systembolaget

Swedes drink to EU expansion

Storm in a wine glass

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