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…
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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…
Norway’s the sixth cheapest country for alcohol, cigarettes and drugs
Norway is the sixth most affordable country in the world for the purchase of alcohol, cigarettes and several narcotics in relation to income. A year…
3 arrested for intoxication in Strömstad
Three Norwegians arrested for intoxication in Strömstad The police in the Swedish border town, Strömstad, believe that the Norwegians who crossed the Swedish border on…
Poles convicted of smuggling alcohol amongst building materials
Four Polish men have been convicted of smuggling, and sentenced to imprisonment for at least two years for smuggling beer and spirits to Rogaland. According…
Holmenkollen: People’s behavior is tragic
Holmenkollen organizer: People’s behavior is tragic The organizer of the ski festival in Holmenkollen is disappointed that so many made Saturday’s party into a dunken…
Big fight on the ferry to Denmark
Massive brawl on the ferry from Stavanger to Denmark A Birthday and a Stag party ended up in an all out fight on board the…