E-cigarettes and vaping in Sweden

Promoting e-cigs without breaking the law is an art.

Swedish Consumer Agency scrutinises vape shops - "Difficult to do the right thing"

How do shops selling e-cigs manage the marketing on their websites? During the winter, the Swedish Consumer Agency has scrutinised Swedish vape shops and just before the turn of the year the first reports came in.

The battle of the flavours begins - proposals to be made this spring

Tougher measures against nicotine products or strategic harm minimisation and good alternatives to cigarettes. This spring, the proposal for an e-cig flavour ban in Sweden.

Young politicians: promoting less harmful use of nicotine

Restrict marketing - but not flavours and introduce harm minimisation in tobacco policy. Three political youth organisations give their opinion on new nicotine products.

Youth organisations slam Non Smoking Generation - "Undemocratic"?

"The Non Smoking Generation has an attitude towards freedom of expression that has no place in a democratic society," says Réka Tolnai, President of the Centre Party Youth Association.

M favours snus and e-cigs to reduce the harm caused by smoking.

(M): Reducing smoking through e-cigarettes and snus?

Sweden should introduce a harm reduction perspective in tobacco and nicotine policy. This is the opinion of several representatives of the New Moderates.

Warns that vested interests control information on tobacco and alcohol

Clear special interests and questionable statistics are the basis for important decisions on alcohol, drugs and tobacco, according to Boriana Åberg (m).

SD: "Make it a criminal offence to deal cigarettes and raise the age limit"

"It should be a criminal offence to buy, sell or give away cigarettes to someone who is underage," says Angelica Lundberg (S&D).

The US denies authorisation for millions of flavoured e-juices.

Covert flavour ban wipes out vape shops in the US

In less than a month, the US FDA has banned the sale of almost all non-tobacco and menthol flavoured e-liquids in the country.

smokers find e-cigarettes very helpful in quitting smoking.

"Has ANYONE taken up smoking for the sake of flavour?"

Debate. If flavours were the problem, not many people would have started smoking in the first place "Because it honestly tastes like shit", says debater Mathias Norman.

Politicians give their opinion on e-cigarettes

Swedish politicians: "Good if e-cigarettes reduce smoking"

Are e-cigarettes a wise alternative to cigarettes? Vejpkollen asked this question to all parties in Parliament.

On vaping, snus, and harm reduction in Sweden 2021.

Tobacco, vaping and harm reduction - a Swedish cliffhanger

The story of how vaping and tobacco harm reduction is one of the most sensitive subjects I have focused on as a reporter. And why I will continue to do it.

Major brands disappearing from Swedish shops

Shops are no longer allowed to sell most products from some of the world's largest e-cigarette companies. This is the result of a review by the Public Health Agency of Sweden of the range of products available in Swedish vejpshoppar.

Category: E-cigs in Sweden

Vaping and e-cigarettes in Sweden

Swedish Consumer Agency scrutinises vape shops - "Difficult to do the right thing"

The battle of the flavours begins - proposals to be made this spring

Young politicians: promoting less harmful use of nicotine

Youth organisations slam Non Smoking Generation - "Undemocratic"?

(M): Reducing smoking through e-cigarettes and snus?

Warns that vested interests control information on tobacco and alcohol

SD: "Make it a criminal offence to deal cigarettes and raise the age limit"

Covert flavour ban wipes out vape shops in the US

"Has ANYONE taken up smoking for the sake of flavour?"

Swedish politicians: "Good if e-cigarettes reduce smoking"

Tobacco, vaping and harm reduction - a Swedish cliffhanger

Major brands disappearing from Swedish shops