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Things must be bad if you go to Sweden to buy cheap alcohol... When visiting friends in Sweden they always ask us to bring beer (from Denmark).

maelk 11y ago
And if you live in Denmark, near the border to Germany, you pretty much only buy beer from German shops, right across the border because its way cheaper
- rconti 11y ago
  The French buy groceries and alcohol from Germany as well.
digi_owl 11y ago
I recall seeing a photo of Finns either boarding or coming off the ferry between Finland and Estland with trolleys stacked with cheap alcohol (just enough per person to get under the tax quota most likely). This was over at /r/europe i think, so eventually someone quipped that the same alcohol would make its way to Sweden and Norway, with relevant markups for each hop. And i wonder if said tasty beef was restaurant served or home cooked...
- semi-extrinsic 11y ago
  I know a few Norwegians who have cabins just across the border in Sweden, and they will take an annual road trip to Estonia or Poland or wherever, fill up the car with super-cheap alcohol and take it back to the cabin in Sweden, and then bring the allowed (tiny) quota back to Norway every time they go to the cabin.
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- sireat 11y ago
  I've seen this myself. It is extremely common for some to take the Finland-Estonia ferry just to stock up on alcohol and not even get off the ferry.
legulere 11y ago
In Sweden there are dealers selling illegally imported alcohol from Denmark/Germany.
- tazjin 11y ago
  You can legally import alcohol into Sweden, you can't legally sell it.
  - reycharles 11y ago
    I think it has to be for "personal use" when you're importing it. It's not for personal use if you intend to sell it, thus it's illegally imported (smuggled). At least that's how it is in Denmark.
surfmike 11y ago
Norwegians go to Sweden for alcohol, Swedes go to Denmark, Danes go to Germany, Germans go to Italy, and Italians... well, I think they just stay in Italy :)
- ce4 11y ago
  German food prices (especially; and to some extent alcoholic beverages) are amongst the cheapest in the whole EU. Germans visiting Italy for vacation are of course sourcing good wine and Grappa there.

maelk 11y ago

And if you live in Denmark, near the border to Germany, you pretty much only buy beer from German shops, right across the border because its way cheaper

rconti 11y ago
The French buy groceries and alcohol from Germany as well.

digi_owl 11y ago

I recall seeing a photo of Finns either boarding or coming off the ferry between Finland and Estland with trolleys stacked with cheap alcohol (just enough per person to get under the tax quota most likely). This was over at /r/europe i think, so eventually someone quipped that the same alcohol would make its way to Sweden and Norway, with relevant markups for each hop. And i wonder if said tasty beef was restaurant served or home cooked...

semi-extrinsic 11y ago
I know a few Norwegians who have cabins just across the border in Sweden, and they will take an annual road trip to Estonia or Poland or wherever, fill up the car with super-cheap alcohol and take it back to the cabin in Sweden, and then bring the allowed (tiny) quota back to Norway every time they go to the cabin.
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sireat 11y ago
I've seen this myself. It is extremely common for some to take the Finland-Estonia ferry just to stock up on alcohol and not even get off the ferry.

legulere 11y ago

In Sweden there are dealers selling illegally imported alcohol from Denmark/Germany.

tazjin 11y ago
You can legally import alcohol into Sweden, you can't legally sell it.
- reycharles 11y ago
  I think it has to be for "personal use" when you're importing it. It's not for personal use if you intend to sell it, thus it's illegally imported (smuggled). At least that's how it is in Denmark.

surfmike 11y ago

Norwegians go to Sweden for alcohol, Swedes go to Denmark, Danes go to Germany, Germans go to Italy, and Italians... well, I think they just stay in Italy :)

ce4 11y ago
German food prices (especially; and to some extent alcoholic beverages) are amongst the cheapest in the whole EU. Germans visiting Italy for vacation are of course sourcing good wine and Grappa there.