Articles tagged with Sweden

Harm Reduction
Sweden tax cut shifting Nordic harm reduction strategy

Nordic Harm Reduction Shifts: Sweden’s Snus Tax Cut

Nordic Harm Reduction Shifts: Sweden’s Snus Tax Cut

Nordic harm reduction takes a new turn with as Sweden decides to cut taxes on its favored snus, a smokeless tobacco, and raising them on cigarettes. Is this a new regional trend to reduce tobacco harm? Sweden's landmark decision proposes to lower taxes on ...

Regulations
Finland Sweden Sverige

Sweden vs. Finland: Snus, tobacco control, and public health

Sweden vs. Finland: Snus, tobacco control, and public health

Finland consistently outranks Sweden when it comes to tobacco control. But does Finland’s higher ranking translate into public health gains? Snusforumet takes a closer look. Sweden and Finland share a long ...

Opinions

Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022

Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2022

What were the most popular stories from 2022 among Snusforumet readers during the last year? We've compiled a list of Snusforumet's most-read articles of 2022 to make it easier for readers to find, read, and s...

Opinions
charles a gardner

Charles A. Gardner: Prohibiting reduced-risk products ‘akin to manslaughter’

Charles A. Gardner: Prohibiting reduced-risk products ‘akin to manslaughter’

In this instalment of our Harm Reduction Heroes series, Snusforumet talks to Dr. Charles A. Gardner, executive director of INNCO, the International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations, about the many sh...

Opinions
the year in snus 2022 snusåret 2022

The year in snus 2022: ‘The best one in a long time’

The year in snus 2022: ‘The best one in a long time’

From updated legislation on nicotine products to the emergence of two smoke-free generations in Sweden, the year in snus 2022 has been an eventful one, says Patrik Strömer, Secretary General of the Association...

Regulations
dutch flavour ban

Dutch flavour ban fears: Copy Sweden’s harm reduction model instead

Dutch flavour ban fears: Copy Sweden’s harm reduction model instead

A proposed Dutch flavour ban has tobacco harm reduction advocates scrambling, prompting questions as to why the Netherlands doesn’t instead follow Sweden’s example when it comes to regulating nicotine products...

Regulations
nicotine pouches nikotinportioner

Health warning headache for Sweden’s new nicotine regulations

Health warning headache for Sweden’s new nicotine regulations

While implementing Sweden's new regulations for nicotine products has been a breeze for retailers, a lack of detail in new guidelines from the public health agency has created uncertainty for manufacturers. ...

Science
nicotine pouches nikotinportioner

German agency: ‘nicotine pouch risks are low’

German agency: ‘nicotine pouch risks are low’

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published a new report on the health risks associated with tobacco-free nicotine pouches. The report finds that nicotine pouch risks are lower than ot...

Regulations
tobacco tax sweden nordic cigarette prices

Sweden tobacco tax travesty: punish snus users and keep cigarettes cheap

Sweden tobacco tax travesty: punish snus users and keep cigarettes cheap

Sweden’s controversial new tobacco tax proposal would further punish already over-taxed snus users while failing to address the fact that Sweden has the Nordics' cheapest cigarettes. The Swedish government ...