When Northern Europeans cross borders the reason is often to buy alcohol.
A whole industry of cross-border shopping has developed in these northern countries because the price of alcohol differs widely from country to country.
The average price of the locally most consumed bottle of spirits (0.7 litres) vary from 5.57 euro in Estonia to 20.09 euro in neighbouring Finland, according to the alcohol control database of the World Health Organisation, (WHO).
In Germany, the pric...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.