Konstantinos Farsalinos: The scientist who won’t let politics bury the evidence
Konstantinos Farsalinos: The scientist who won’t let politics bury the evidence
In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to Konstantinos Farsalinos, the Greek cardiologist and nicotine researcher whose sweeping new review of nicotine pouches concludes they are likely the safest tool yet dev...
New study challenges nicotine dual use misconceptions
New study challenges nicotine dual use misconceptions
Smokers who combine cigarettes with alternative nicotine products smoke significantly less, a new study from Spain reveals, and in some cases quit completely, poking holes in misplaced fears about the dyn...
Sweden crosses smoke-free milestone as daily smoking hits 3.7 percent
Sweden crosses smoke-free milestone as daily smoking hits 3.7 percent
Sweden can now lay claim to being a smoke-free country, with new statistics showing that daily smoking dropped to 3.7 percent last year. Since 2013, smoking rates in Sweden have been cut roughly in half, wi...
Nordic nicotine industry to EU: Stop treating pouches like cigarettes
Nordic nicotine industry to EU: Stop treating pouches like cigarettes
Nordic nicotine manufacturers have warned the EU that it risks making a mistake in its nicotine policy, calling for more nuanced and carefully calibrated regulations that take relative risks into account.In a ...
Researchers fuming over EU health commissioner’s nicotine misinformation
Researchers fuming over EU health commissioner’s nicotine misinformation
A group of leading European academics and medical researchers has publicly challenged what they describe as “false and misleading” statements by EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi about the risks of smoke-...
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 r...
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. ...