Originally Posted by Bjornstrom
LOL - Norway is the worst. WE make jokes about the prices over there which says a lot. $20 for a 6-pack of alcohol-limited beer is pretty steep
Last August I was in Oslo with my wife and didn´t even dream about having a beer as I knew it would be expensive. But is it really that expensive?
Here in Finland you can have a 12-pack of beer for like 7-10€ and that includes 1,2€ for the bottles, which you get back if you return them to the store. That´s more than ok, by most standards and nowadays not many people bother bringing beer from Estonia anymore. Even cheap vodka can be had for less than 20€/liter.
So, Finns are not that much into smuggling alcohol anymore, but many people I know stock up on snus (swedish chewing tobacco?) which is not allowed to be sold in the EU, except in Sweden. But if you buy it in Sweden you can bring as much as you like with you. There are several kiosks in Helsinki that sell it under the table. It´s especially popular amongst youngster that are into sports.