Private company
ÁTVR
Icelandic state-owned company
The State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland (ÁTVR) is a state owned company that is the sole legal retail vendor of alcohol in Iceland. It runs a chain of 51 retail stores named Vínbúðin (the wine shop), known colloquially as Ríkið (The State). In addition it distributes tobacco to other retailers and assesses and collects tobacco tax.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryalcohol monopoly1
- HeadquartersReykjavík1
- Websitewww.vinbudin.is
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The State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland (ÁTVR) is a state owned company that is the sole legal retail vendor of alcohol in Iceland. It runs a chain of 51 retail stores named Vínbúðin (the wine shop), known colloquially as Ríkið (The State). In addition it distributes tobacco to other retailers and assesses and collects tobacco tax.2
Products and brands
- alcoholic beverage
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- Iceland
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1922Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.vinbudin.is1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/vinbudin.is1
- WikipediaState Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland
- WikidataQ249499
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataÁTVR on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaÁTVR on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsÁTVR photo by Schwarzenfelder, CC BY-SA 4.0