SAS Captain flew under the influence – sentenced to prison
A SAS captain from Drammen has been sentenced to four months in prison after flying several flights with an above blood alcohol level last year….
Alcohol
93 percent fewer checked for blood alcohol content(BAC) this summer
June and July this year saw 7,043 drivers checked by police for BAC. This is 93 percent less than the same period last year. As…
The medical association will prescribe alcohol ignition interlocks
People who have alcohol problems should be given an alcohol ignition interlock in the car on prescription, rather than automatically be deprived of their driver’s…
Norwegians do not drink more alcohol during the corona outbreak
The vast majority of Norwegians have not drunk more alcohol than usual during the corona outbreak, a study shows. While seven out of ten Norwegians…
Most Norwegians drink only alcohol on weekends
One in four Norwegians drink only alcohol on weekends. Men drink more than women and most of the younger Norwegians drink alcohol before they are…
Norwegians get less free alcohol at Christmas Parties
1.6 million Norwegians plan on attending Christmas parties with their employer around Christmas. Twenty percent of those surveyed feel that less alcohol has been served…
SAS pilot failed a breathalyzer test
A SAS pilot was stopped, after failing a breathalyzer test, from going to work at Stavanger Airport Sola. The pilot was stopped in a routine…
The largest alcohol seizure in Norway this year
Last Friday, customs officers at the Swedish border at Svinesund seized a total of 1,716 liters of vodka. This is the largest spirits seizure in…
Increase in Norwegians diagnosed with multiple cancer types
Increase in Norwegians diagnosed with multiple cancer types The number of Norwegians diagnosed with several different cancer types has increased sharply in recent decades. 27,000…
Urban young use less alcohol and drugs
Young people in the city use less drugs and are a little more sober Fewer young people use drugs while they are out in the…
A pastor will quit if no real wine served
A pastor in the Norwegian Church will quit if no real wine Parish Minister in Narvik, Lars Riberth, has asked to serve alcoholic altar wine…
Fireworks and alcohol don’t mix
Fireworks and alcohol don’t mix After every New Year’s Eve, the ophthalmologist, Nils Bull, meets men who have had their eyes injured. “Men are…
“Rusbrus” sales increase in Norway
Alcohol sales increases in Norway Alcohol turnover, measured in the number of litres of pure alcohol, increased by 0.5% in the third quarter of the…
Alcohol suspected in boating accident
Alcohol suspected in a boating accident in Kragerø A major search operation was launched when a man in his twenties reported about a boat accident…
Several stopped with over the alcohol limit on the lake in Kragerø
The police got a solid catch when they had a control on the lake in Kragerø.Four boaters were stopped with between 1 and 2 promille…
Polish train stopped with alcohol in pallets
The customs office discovered that a Polish cargo train they stopped in Stjørdal was not only loaded with steel. They also found several thousand litres…
Norwegians go bananas at Systembolaget
Norwegians amok at Systembolaget – Extreme figures The wine and liquor suppliers’ association (VBF) has calculated Norwegians’ alcohol purchases at Systembolaget: The sales of wine…
Gardermoen pilot over alcohol-limit detained for two weeks
The pilot, who was taken in after an alcohol test at Oslo Airport on Friday, was put into custody for two weeks starting Saturday. …
Norwegian Singer charged with DUI
A well-known female Norwegian singing artist is facing police charges; accused of operating a motor vehicle within Oslo city limits with a blood alcohol content…
Norwegian alcohol sales record – in Sweden
Never before have the Swedish Systembolaget sold so much alcohol in their stores along the border. The director of NHO believes the sugar surcharge is…