Vinmonopolet

Vinmonopolet in Arendal

Interior view of a Vinmonopolet store in Briskeby , Oslo

Vinmonopolet ( Norwegian : the wine monopoly ) is a state-owned company in Norway that is under the supervision of the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Welfare . It has the national monopoly on the sale of beverages with an alcohol content of more than 4.75 percent by volume . Alcoholic beverages with less than 4.75 percent can be purchased in normal grocery stores.

Vinmonopol was founded as a private joint-stock company under state control on November 30, 1922. Bit by bit the state bought up private shares, and the Vinmonopoly has been 100 percent state-owned since 1939.

The Vinmonopoly corresponds to the Swedish Systembolaget , the Finnish Alko , the Icelandic Vínbúðin and the Faroese Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins .

See also

• Prohibition in Norway
• Norwegian alcohol monopoly

Web links

Commons : Vinmonopolet  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Vinmonopolet (Norwegian and partly English)
  • Vinmonopolet: shops and opening times (Norwegian)
  • Vinmonopolet: Information (English)