Engelsk titel: Testing new models in Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish alcohol policies
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Författare:
Karlsson T
;
Tigerstedt C
Email: thomas.karlsson@stakes.fi
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 23
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 04093009
Sammanfattning
In the last ten years major changes have taken place in Nordic alcohol policy. Until now, however, research has said little about the important policy choices that have been made in the new situation. In this text we describe strategic prioritisations and organisational solutions in the alcohol policy field in Finland, Norway and Sweden. First, we take a look at Finland and Sweden, two EU countries acting quite differently at the current time. We examine the new policy strategies which the countries have decided to invest in at a moment when measures affecting prices on alcohol and availability have become significantly weaker. Next we look at organisational solutions that have been implemented in order to handle the new situation. Adding Norway, a non-EU country, to this analysis allows us to comment on whether Finland's and Sweden's membership in the EU has brought about more extensive changes than in Norway. As an appetizer, we offer a perspective on how the displacement of the alcohol field is reflected in everyday terminology in each country.