Booze buyers in Sweden are leaning towards the pricier bottles when it comes to wine, according to new figures from state-run alcohol monopoly Systembolaget.
A newly launched beer from a Swedish microbrewery has proven to be an overnight sensation, selling out within a day and leading some Swedes to ponder whether the success could be to do with its unusual name.
Almost one in five Swedish men are at risk of suffering harmful consequences from drinking too much alcohol, compared to one in eight Swedish women, according to national health statistics.
Sweden’s Midsummer celebrations involve many wonderful traditions. Making a floral crown, dancing around the maypole, and the all-important singing about small frogs. Then there's the drinking.
Swedish border town Strömstad was preparing for a stampede of Norwegian party-seekers as its western neighbours tried to find a way around the closure of alcohol retailers on the country's biggest holiday.
A Swedish microbrewery has told The Local how it ran into trouble when it tried to get its new label past officials at state-run alcohol monopoly Systembolaget.
A board member for Sweden's state-run alcohol monopoly Systembolaget has caused a stir by calling for stores to be open on Sundays, but the company's management team has insisted that his suggestions are not likely to be implemented.
Two powerful Swedish lobby groups have turned to the European Commission to try and get a complete ban on alcohol advertising on television, after it emerged some channels were dodging the ban by being registered abroad.
Swedish micro-breweries have reacted with concern to new distribution regulations being imposed by the state controlled alcohol monopoly Systembolaget, which they fear may put them out of business.
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.
Passengers looking to book a New Year's day getaway online with Sweden's national rail provider SJ won't be able to do so after the site crashed following a cable fire which also affected three other major websites.
Underage drinking in Sweden is at its lowest level in over four decades, according to a new report, which also found that Swedish kids from the south are the most likely to consume alcohol.
Sweden's state controlled alcohol monopoly has ruled out distributing the Welsh export 'Fubar' beer due its label featuring a hand grenade and bullet holes.
Swedish liquor monopoly retailer Systembolaget has reported supermarket chain City Gross to the police for giving customers the chance to purchase wine along with their weekly grocery shopping.
Swedish supermarket chain City Gross has announced that customers will be able to buy wine together with their weekly groceries, prompting an angry response from state monopoly retailer Systembolaget.
Sweden's state-run liquor store monopoly has sent back 6,000 bottles of a Spanish wine because it tasted better than expected, according to a Swedish alcohol supplier.
Sweden's state run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget, which previously refused to launch a new Iron Maiden beer due to concerns over the skull and crossbones motif, has given the go-ahead on a revamped and toned down design.
Sweden's state run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget has halted the launch of a beer from hard rock band Iron Maiden due to legal concerns over the skull and crossbones motif on the label.
A cartoon depiction of a topless woman has been deemed too sexy for Sweden's state run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget, forcing a brewery in Denmark to change the beer bottle's label for the Swedish stores.
After its home delivery trials failed to created a stir, Sweden’s state-run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget announced on Friday that it would be trialing delivery to customers’ work places.
Most of the alcohol-free drinks sold in Sweden’s state-run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget actually contain alcohol, with experts calling the label “misleading” and a threat to recovering alcoholics.
