2025-04-232024/25:SoU24 · p.1SoUHealth & social services
Government bills
The government's proposal to allow on-farm sales of alcoholic beverages
What's at stake: The decision determines whether local producers of alcoholic beverages may sell directly to visitors as part of their visitor operations, which could strengthen rural tourism. At the same time, it raises questions about the consequences for public health and for the retail monopoly's standing under EU law.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether parliament should adopt the government's bill for a time-limited option for small-scale on-farm sales of alcoholic beverages alongside the retail monopoly, or whether the bill should be rejected in favour of continuing a restrictive alcohol policy without on-farm sales.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee welcomes the government's proposed amendment to the Alcohol Act providing a time-limited option for small-scale on-farm sales aimed at improving conditions for local tourism, and shares the assessment that the proposal is compatible with EU law while safeguarding the retail monopoly. Through requirements that tie sales to small-scale independent producers, limited volumes and an educational visitor experience, the committee considers that on-farm sales will not become an alternative to ordinary retail. The committee therefore supports the bill and rejects the motions calling for it to be rejected.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (S, V, MP)
The reservation (S, V, MP) calls for the bill to be rejected and for a restrictive, solidarity-based alcohol policy without on-farm sales alongside the state retailer to be maintained. The reasoning is that alcohol is linked to serious illness, accidents and violence, that the retail monopoly is the cornerstone of a successful alcohol policy that already allows local products to be bought in stores, and that a new form of sale risks undermining the monopoly and handing control over Swedish alcohol policy to the EU Court of Justice.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: adopting the government's legislative proposal and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by S, V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
Vown reservation
–
No 0/21/0/3
Sown reservation
–
No 0/93/0/13
MPown reservation
–
No 0/15/0/3
C
–
Abstain 1/0/19/4
L
–
Yes 14/0/0/2
KD
–
Yes 16/0/0/3
M
–
Yes 60/0/0/8
SD
–
Yes 62/0/0/10
Broke with the party line
CHelena Lindahl(C, Västerbottens län)
Yes — party line: Abstain
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag adopts the government's proposals for
1. Act on amendment to the Alcohol Act (2010:1622),
2. Act on amendment to the Alcohol Act (2010:1622).
Thereby the Riksdag approves proposition 2024/25:86 points 1 and 2 and rejects the motions
2024/25:3322 by Karin Rågsjö et al. (V),
2024/25:3327 by Fredrik Lundh Sammeli et al. (S),
2024/25:3330 by Christofer Bergenblock et al. (C) demand 1 and
2024/25:3331 by Ulrika Westerlund et al. (MP).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen antar regeringens förslag till
1. lag om ändring i alkohollagen (2010:1622),
2. lag om ändring i alkohollagen (2010:1622).
Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2024/25:86 punkterna 1 och 2 samt avslår motionerna
2024/25:3322 av Karin Rågsjö m.fl. (V),
2024/25:3327 av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S),
2024/25:3330 av Christofer Bergenblock m.fl. (C) yrkande 1 och
2024/25:3331 av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP).
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said yes to the government's proposal which entails that, for a limited time, a possibility shall be introduced to sell alcoholic beverages on a smaller scale through farm sales. The purpose is to improve conditions for the local tourism industry.
Certain restrictions are introduced to ensure that sales occur on a limited scale and that the visit rather than the sales is the focus. Therefore, among other things, the following requirements are introduced:
The alcoholic beverages shall be self-produced by small-scale independent producers.
Farm sales may only take place to visitors who have participated in an educational event arranged by the producer and paid for.
Sales to each individual visitor may not exceed 0.7 liters of spirits, 3 liters of wine, 3 liters of strong beer and 3 liters of other fermented alcoholic beverages at the same visit.
The law amendments come into effect on 1 June 2025 and for six years onwards. Before the regulation is repealed, the reform should be evaluated.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants to reject the government's proposal on farm sales of alcohol and preserve Systembolaget's retail monopoly. (S, V, MP) — Reservation 1
Motion 2024/25:3319 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:86 Bättre förutsättningar för besöksnäringen i fråga om småskalig produktion av alkoholdrycker av Leonid Yurkovskiy m.fl. (SD)
Motion 2024/25:3322 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:86 Bättre förutsättningar för besöksnäringen i fråga om småskalig produktion av alkoholdrycker av Karin Rågsjö m.fl. (V)
Motion 2024/25:3327 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:86 Bättre förutsättningar för besöksnäringen i fråga om småskalig produktion av alkoholdrycker av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
Motion 2024/25:3330 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:86 Bättre förutsättningar för besöksnäringen i fråga om småskalig produktion av alkoholdrycker av Christofer Bergenblock m.fl. (C)
Motion 2024/25:3331 — med anledning av prop. 2024/25:86 Bättre förutsättningar för besöksnäringen i fråga om småskalig produktion av alkoholdrycker av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP)
Proposition 2024/25:86 — Bättre förutsättningar för besöksnäringen i fråga om småskalig produktion av alkoholdrycker