Sweden pressures Austria over nicotine pouch restrictions
Sweden pressures Austria over nicotine pouch restrictions
Austria’s plans to restrict nicotine pouches threaten the principles and functioning of the European Union, claims Sweden’s trade minister, who has deployed “the toughest tool we have” to persuade Austria to reconsider. Austria has introduced a bill to im...
Mirita Saxberg: A smoke-free Finland needs a viable legal market
Mirita Saxberg: A smoke-free Finland needs a viable legal market
Finland and Sweden are moving in different directions in nicotine policy. While Sweden is approaching a smoke-free society, Finland embraces tighter restrictions on smoke-free alternatives....
Nicotine industry body launches in Finland amid tighter regulation
Nicotine industry body launches in Finland amid tighter regulation
Finland’s nicotine manufacturing sector has formed a new national industry association as the country moves toward stricter regulation of nicotine pouches and other smoke-free products. The association, Sav...
Nicotine regulations in Finland: A timeline
Nicotine regulations in Finland: A timeline
Finland is implementing a range of new regulations between 2025 and 2027. Below is a summary of the new nicotine regulations in Finland that have the potential to reshape the country’s nicotine pouch market. ...
Mark Tyndall: The harm reduction doctor who took on tobacco’s last taboo
Mark Tyndall: The harm reduction doctor who took on tobacco’s last taboo
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to Mark Tyndall, the Canadian infectious-disease physician who helped pioneer pragmatic responses to HIV and overdoses – and who now ar...
While Europe dithers, US moves closer to seeing nicotine pouches as less harmful
While Europe dithers, US moves closer to seeing nicotine pouches as less harmful
Regulators in the United States have moved a step closer to allowing Zyn brand nicotine pouches to be marketed as less-harmful alternatives to cigarettes. At a recent public hearing convened by the U.S. Foo...
EU’s Olivér Várhelyi chooses fiction over science on nicotine
EU’s Olivér Várhelyi chooses fiction over science on nicotine
Claims of “one hundred percent” certainty about the health impact of nicotine products by EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi should cause alarm in Europe's public health community, argues Martin Cullip wit...
Strömer on moralising, the EU, and Swedish opportunities in 2026
Strömer on moralising, the EU, and Swedish opportunities in 2026
Heading into 2026, the Secretary General of the Swedish Snus Manufacturers’ Association, Patrik Strömer, warns of the denial of facts and political deadlock. At the same time, he sees major opportunities for S...
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2025
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2025
Which stories captured the greatest interest among Snusforumet readers over the past year? We've assembled a list of the most-read articles of 2025, so readers can discover, revisit, and share the stories that...