– in The first instance, customers with foreign cards that are not able to pay at all. It has also been a toughness in the system when it comes to the Swedish short. We have received reports that the queues have been long, in many places, ” says Elina Yli-Torvi, press officer at Systembolaget.

a Finnish, Norwegian or Danish bank have had to take out cash to pay their nyårssprit, according to Elina Yli-Torvi.

– There are a lot of people in the movement in the stores around christmas and new year. In addition, we have been closed four days during the christmas season.

the Problems started the clock 14 and was due to a technical error in the computer system. Systembolaget can not answer all of 421 stores in the country were affected..

– At 15-the time we were informed that the problem is localized and solved. I know at the moment no one about the reason but when stores open on new year’s eve, payments with the card operate as usual, ” says Elina Yli-Torvi.