Senior housing drinks policy explained

Kristin Jacobsson (C) questioned why residents at the Väduren senior housing are no longer allowed to drink alcoholic beverages, such as a digestif with coffee, on their own initiative in the common room during Thursday coffee. She called it unnecessary paternalism towards adults. The Elder and Culture Commissioner, Torun Boucher (V), responded that the city must comply with the Alcohol Act when the district administration organizes activities, but a solution has been found: residents can continue their "cognac coffee" if they arrange the gathering themselves in the common room, without the district administration as the organizer. This ensures both legal compliance and respect for the residents' wishes.