The Swedish election is also being followed in Brussels. The day after polling day, negotiations on the EU’s new taxes on tobacco and nicotine will resume – negotiations in which Sweden has so far blocked an agreement on, amongst other things, white snus. However, if the process of forming a government drags on, Sweden’s ability to act in the negotiations may be affected.
A ban on flavours, a nicotine cap and nicotine-free school hours – or a greater focus on age checks and the differences in risk between various nicotine products. In the run-up to the election, clear differences have emerged between the parties in the Riksdag regarding their views on white snus and other smoke-free nicotine products. What is your party’s position?
The proportion of Europeans who use tobacco or nicotine products on a daily basis continues to fall. In 2025, 16.5 per cent of the EU population reported using some form of nicotine product every day, compared with 17.5 per cent three years earlier. Sweden still has the lowest proportion of smokers but, at the same time, uses more nicotine than the average.
For the first time, a US expert group has drawn up clinical recommendations on how doctors can use e-cigarettes as a tool to help people quit smoking.
A new US study shows that the path to becoming smoke-free does not always begin with a firm decision to give up smoking. On the contrary, many former smokers describe how vejp gradually replaced cigarettes, even though that may not have been the aim from the outset. The researchers call this phenomenon ”accidental quitting”
