Sweden: Systembolaget
Wine, beer and spirits with an alcohol content higher than 3.5 percent are the main products in the range of the 438 stores of Systembolaget, but low and non-alcoholic drinks are also offered. Systembolaget generated a net revenue with a value of 28.5 million Swedish kronor in 2016. The bestselling beverage is beer. Sales volume exceeded 242 million liters in 2017. Among all beers sold in Systembolaget, the Swedish Mariestads Export was the bestseller. The manufacturer is the brewery Spendrups, which is also among the leading beer suppliers for Systembolaget. Spendrups ranked second, ahead of Åbro Bryggeri, but behind Carlsberg Sverige, which traded beer with a volume of 66 million liters.
Norway: Vinmonopolet
At Vinmonopolet in Norway, organic products have made it to the selection of offered goods and sales of organic table wine, for instance, increased from 1.98 million liters in 2014 to 3.94 million liters in 2016. The general table wine sales volume grew annually and amounted to 66 million liters in 2016. However, red wine sales decreased since 2012, falling to a volume of 40.6 thousand liters in 2016. Most red wines at Vinmonopolet are imported from Italy, followed by Spain and Chile. In Norway, boxed wines enjoy a growing popularity and with about 1.15 million liters, Falling Feather Ruby Cabernet was the most sold boxed wine brand in Norway in 2016.
Finland: Alko
Vodka consumption has a long tradition in Finland and the domestic brands are also the most popular ones, according to sales figures. The bestselling sprits brand in Alko stores in 2017 was Leijona Viina, with three million liters sold. The sales volume of all products in this category amounted to 13.9 million liters in 2017. Most vodka and spirits were sold in the region of Uusimaa. All over the country, there are Alko stores. In 2016, there were 354 stores and 66 pick-up points in Finland, which generated approximately 1.16 billion euros in revenue.
Iceland: Vínbúðin
The chain Vínbúðin is operated by the State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland, ÁTVR. Alcohol sales made up for the largest share of the company’s operating revenue in 2016. That year, value amounted to 23.7 billion Icelandic krónur, in contrast to only 9.3 billion krónur generated with tobacco sales. On national holidays, interest in alcohol predictably rises, and Christmas and New Year's Eve are the peak occasions for buying alcohol, which is also reflected in the number of customers in Vínbúðin stores, from 28 thousand on regular Fridays to over 43 thousand on December 30, 2016 . In 2016, the total annual amount of alcoholic beverages sold by the chain totaled 20.9 billion liters.
Faroe Islands: Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins
The Faroese government owned and regulated alcoholic beverage retailer saw its largest turnover in 2016 during July (14.8 million Danish kroner) and December (17.2 million Danish kroner). Even though its main focus are alcoholic beverages, the retailer offers non-alcoholic products too. In 2016, the sales volume amounted to 2,268 liters. Still a small amount, compared to those 274 thousand liters of spirits and 1.1 million liters of beer sold in the same year. The leading beer brand in 2017 was Royal Export, with a volume of roughly 123 thousand liters sold. The domestic Føroya Bjór Veðr ranked second, with sales of 113 thousand liters.
