STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – On a chilly Saturday in central Stockholm, around 150 people queue on a street, squinting into the low sun, checking their watches and hoping to make it into Systembolaget – Sweden’s state alcohol monopoly – before it shuts at 3 p.m. “This is the last chance to […]
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Queue to quaff? Pandemic poses problems for Sweden’s state booze monopoly
By Colm Fulton STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – On a chilly Saturday in central Stockholm, around 150 people queue on a street, squinting into the low sun, checking their watches and hoping to make it into Systembolaget – Sweden’s state alcohol monopoly – before it shuts at 3 p.m. “This is the […]
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A pretty chart showing Norway and Sweden’s top EVs of the moment
Compared to the rest of Europe, Nordic countries are leading the way when it comes to the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). According to figures from the OFV, Norway’sroad traffic information council, nearly half of all new car sales in the country this year were EVs. Over the border in […]