If this is you major complaint, I&#x27;m not sure you can call it &quot;not a fairy tale&quot;. There is a vast body of research (e.g. [1]) that points out the public health benefits of this alcohol policy. Scandinavians also have a very different drinking culture than their southern neighbours; as the article you link to notes, more than 65% of the population drink 0 units from Monday through Thursday, and then drink a lot during the weekend. When the drinking habits are so different from continental Europe, why should public policy be the same?<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dldocs.stir.ac.uk&#x2F;documents&#x2F;nad42.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dldocs.stir.ac.uk&#x2F;documents&#x2F;nad42.pdf</a>