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Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2023
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2023
Curious about which snus stories everybody was reading last year? We've put together a list of the five most popular articles from 2023. These are the stories that got everyone talking and kept our team busy with all the latest in snus news and insights.&...
“EU snus policy favors politics over science”
“EU snus policy favors politics over science”
Harm Reduction Heroes: Snusforum caught up with Bengt Wiberg, a leading voice in the harm reduction debate. Through his 'EU for snus' initiative, he is challenging the EU's 'unscientific' snus policy and wants...
Snus culture history: Swedish emigration and modern evolution
Snus culture history: Swedish emigration and modern evolution
In the finale of our snus culture series, we trace the roots of how emigration facilitated the global spread of snus and its adaptation to the modern world. From the mid-19th to early 20th century, ov...
Snus gender norms in the 1800s
Snus gender norms in the 1800s
Learn about the gender norms of 19th-century Sweden and their impact on the use of moist, oral snus, as contrasted with powdered, nasal snuff, in this second installment of our snus culture series.In part one ...
Snus culture history: royal courts to working hands
Snus culture history: royal courts to working hands
What is the history of snus culture? Snusforum spoke to Johanna Tengblad, Snus and Match Museum's coordinator, in Stockholm, to understand how it went from a royal luxury to an everyday staple for Sweden's wor...
Finland’s proposal on nicotine pouches: ‘A step forward’
Finland’s proposal on nicotine pouches: ‘A step forward’
From the vision of a 'smoke-free Finland' to a more progressive attitude towards alternative nicotine products. What does Finland's nicotine pouches policy shift mean for the country's future? Snusforumet had ...
Finns sign up in droves to fight ban on nicotine pouches
Finns sign up in droves to fight ban on nicotine pouches
The sudden arrival of nicotine pouches on store shelves in Finland coupled with a potential ban has left consumers reeling. Thousands of Finns have already signed a new petition supporting the continued legali...
Swedish MEPs slam ‘misleading’ questions as TPD call for evidence ends
Swedish MEPs slam ‘misleading’ questions as TPD call for evidence ends
Two Swedish MEPs have written a sharply worded letter criticizing the European Commission’s recently closed public consultation to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). They want to see a more objective...
Curt Enzell: The tea-loving scientist who spawned a snus revolution
Curt Enzell: The tea-loving scientist who spawned a snus revolution
For the latest in our Harm Reduction Heroes series, we tell the story of Curt Enzell, the little-known Swedish scientist who had an outsize impact on snus and modern oral nicotine products. And it all started ...