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Absolut Vodka, the most successful product of the privatised manufacturer Vin&Sprit.. Alcoholic drinks in Sweden are as common as in most of the Western world.Sweden is historically part of the vodka belt, with high consumption of distilled drinks and binge drinking, but during the later half of the 20th century, habits became more harmonized with western Europe, with increasing popularity of ...
Worldwide consumption in 2019 was equal to 5.5 litres of pure alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older. [6] This is a decrease from the 5.7 litres in 2010. Distilled alcoholic beverages are the most consumed, followed by beer and wines .
The minimum age to buy alcohol at Systembolaget is 20 years. [4] At Swedish restaurants and bars the legal age to buy alcoholic beverages is 18 years, though bars and clubs may voluntarily set an age limit higher than 18 if they prefer. Systembolaget's stores must close no later than 20:00 on weekdays and 15:00 on Saturdays.
The alcohol monopoly was created in the Swedish town of Falun in 1850, to prevent overconsumption and reduce the profit motive for sales of alcohol. It later went all over the country in 1905 when the Swedish parliament ordered all sales of vodka to be done via local alcohol monopolies. [2]
Alcohol preferences in Europe vary from country to country between beer, wine or spirits. [6] These preferences are traditionally associated with certain regions. Hence, the Central European pattern of alcohol consumption is associated with beer-drinking, the Mediterranean pattern with wine-drinking and the Eastern or Northern European pattern ...
Since the 3.5% threshold is close to the alcohol content of an international lager beer, many international brands such as Heineken, Carlsberg and Pilsner Urquell are sold in two versions in Sweden – the internationally renowned product as a starköl at Systembolaget and a slightly watered-down version as a folköl in the grocery stores.
Buy: Member’s Mark Vodka. Estimated Price: $13 Shop Now. Sam’s Club Member's Mark vodka earned high marks from both superfans and experts, with BTI awarding it a gold medal and a 93/100 rating ...
In Sweden, beer with a low alcohol content (called folköl, 2.25% to 3.5% alcohol by weight) can be sold in regular stores to anyone aged 18 or over, but beverages with a high alcohol content can only be sold by government-run vendors to people aged 20 or older, or by licensed facilities such as restaurants and bars, where the age limit is 18 ...