Norway's War on Alcohol - The Prohibition Era

00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Prohibition and temperance
02:17 - The dry years, smuggling, moonshine and booze doctors
06:30 - The Battle of Bygdøy
07:49 - The end?
09:39 - The consequences of prohibition
Like so many other countries, Norway collectively decided to prohibit liquor in the early 20th century. How and why? We look at the dark side of prohibition - smugglers, booze doctors, intoxicating hair tonic, the chase between crime and law that rose out of the aftermath of Temperance and WW1.
Arthur Omre's "Smuglere": www.norli.no/smuglere
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[@MarkyTeriyaki]

I was at the library in Bodø yesterday and found one of the books you mentioned in the end and after a couple of clicks I found myself here. A really interesting and well-made video! I guess even in this day and age we have a problem with alcohol smuggling from Poland and Germany.

[@amyellen3845]

This is fascinating. In the U.S., prohibition was pushed forward by the women's movement, but the rest of the story is essentially the same.

[@davegrero1351]

Amazing. Love this video! 😍

[@NorthernHistory]

Thank you!

[@datbemazoni2715]

Great video man

[@thomashusby9043]

Kjempe bra 🤩

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[@lizzieb6027]

Having discovered I have Norwegian ancestry, my daughter and I recently visited Oslo. It was fantastic and sparked my interest in some of the history particularly regarding alcohol as I was curious to know how it was so expensive. Now I know all about it I wish the Uk had some stricter laws around the sale of alcohol.

[@MarkyTeriyaki]

I always forget the hours when I go back to Norway, it takes time getting used to even for me as a Norwegian

[@davidlandsnes326]

With a coastline as extensive and complex as Norway's, it must've been near impossible to enforce the anti-smuggling laws!

[@adelarsen9776]

Today the smuggling still goes on. Trucks with 20000 litres of Ethanol come to Norway from Portugal and dump it on the black market. Every day we drive across the border and bring "smuggled" wine and spirits back from Sweden. In SE Norway smuggling is part of every day life and culture.

[@Streifenkarl1]

So that’s where the vinmonopolets came from! Very interesting video, thanks!

[@NorthernHistory]

Skål!

[@Ian-yf7uf]

This is very similar to American prohibition, in that it created more crime. My great grandfather used to run liquor for Al Capone from Chicago to Shawano Wisconsin. He would make sure his car was extra fast and would outrun the police on back roads.

[@kevinfidler8074]

Funny thing about prohibition of alcohol is fermentation occurs naturally, thus banning what naturally happens makes no logical sense. In the US stores sold kits and ingredients to make alcohol such as beer. I would say the real problem with alcohol was and still is bars. It costs more there, fights are more likely there, getting arrested for drunk driving is a possibility, list goes on. I brew beer at home, keg it and have it in a homemade kegerator. I drink beer daily but almost never get drunk

[@dharmatycoon]

I'm a bit confused as to how the first wine-monopoly was opened in 1923, yet at the end of the video, it says that prohibition in Norway lasted from 1916-1927. Other than that bra video!

[@NorthernHistory]

The wine monopoly didnt open simultaneously with laws prohibiting liquor. It opened eventually as a consequence, because the government realized they had find a way to sell wine from imports.