Vínbúð

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Áfengis- og tóbaksverslun ríksins <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:16px 0 16px 0;"> </td></tr>
Type	Government enterprise
Founded	1961
Headquarters	Reykjavík, Iceland <tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>Ívar J. Arndal, president</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Industry</th><td>Alchohol marketing</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Website</th><td>[1]</td></tr>

Vínbúð is a chain of 46 stores run by the Icelandic alcohol & tobacco monopoly - ÁTVR, locally called “ríkið” which literally means "The State". It is the only place on Iceland where it is possible to legally buy alcohol for off-premises consumption. To keep down the consumption of alcohol there are significant taxes on it in Iceland.