In 1955, the criticized counterpart book was scrapped and Systembolaget was formed. Almost 70 years later, the state-owned company has around 452 stores and over 5,600 employees.
In 2023, 128 million visits were made to Systembolaget, according to the company itself.
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That’s how much alcohol was sold in the second quarter
Systembolaget has 1,200 beverage suppliers and the assortment includes a lot of spirits, although beer and wine are the most sold product groups.
New statistics, for the quarter April-June, show how sales are distributed, in thousandths of litres, by product group:
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The counties where the most liquor was sold
But where in Sweden is the most alcohol actually sold at Systembolaget? Not entirely unexpectedly, it is in the counties where Sweden’s three largest cities are located: Stockholm County, Västra Götaland County and Skåne County.
Kronoberg County, Blekinge County and Gotland County sell the least amount of alcohol.
Liquor sales per county, in 1000s of litres, April-June 2024:
Image: Nyheter24 Source: The system company
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