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Smaker och nikotinstyrkor delar partierna inför valet – Vad tycker ditt parti?

Smakförbud, nikotintak och nikotinfri skoltid – eller större fokus på ålderskontroller och skillnaderna i risk mellan olika nikotinprodukter. Inför valet har tydliga skillnader vuxit fram mellan riksdagspartierna i synen på vitt snus...

Sweden tops the nicotine league – but smokes the least in the EU

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...

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Online nicotine sales are on the rise – up 19 per cent ahead of new regulations

Sales of nicotine and tobacco products continue to grow faster than the Swedish e-commerce sector as a whole. In the second quarter, turnover in this category rose by 19 per cent compared with the previous year. Meanwhile, new...

Doctors warn: ”Don’t limit the alternatives to cigarettes”

Sweden has one of the lowest proportions of smokers in Europe. However, opinions are divided as to what conclusions policymakers should draw from this. In an opinion piece in Altinget, doctor Gustav Eriksson warns that...

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Report: 10,000 Swedish jobs linked to white snus – ”Exports worth 6.9 billion”

3,300 directly employed staff, around 10,000 jobs across the entire value chain and exports worth 6.9 billion kronor. The Swedish snus industry has grown into a significant export sector – not least thanks to nicotine pouches. Now...

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Swedish organisations: ”Introduce flavour bans, plain packaging and stricter advertising rules for nicotine in the EU”

A ban on flavourings, plain packaging, stricter advertising rules and the same legislation for all nicotine products. These are some of the demands that Swedish public health organisations and experts are highlighting in their responses to the European Commission’s consultation...

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Swedish nicotine users to the EU: ”We want better regulations – not more bans”

The European Commission’s consultation on the next Tobacco Products Directive invited the public to have their say on future nicotine policy. 80,000 responses were received from across the EU. Of these, 4,286 came from Sweden.

Almedalen: E-cigarettes under the microscope – from niche product to regulated market

From hobby projects and imported products to a billion-market subject to extensive regulations. How has the Swedish vejp market changed since the first e-cigarettes appeared? This is one of the questions to be addressed when Vejpkollen organises its...

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Christopher swapped cigarettes for vejp – to save his voice

When your voice is your most important tool, every cigarette becomes a risk. After years of voice problems, infections and recurring hoarseness, musician and producer Christopher Stone Kärnsund decided to give up smoking. In...

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Warning for illegal drug in vapes - ”The substance is stronger than fentanyl” - young people at risk

The Public Health Agency of Sweden warns about cyclorphine in vapes after a suspected case in Uppland. The substance, also called Cyclorphine, is estimated to be up to ten times stronger than fentanyl. At the same time, the black market for vejp products is growing...

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WHO wants to tighten nicotine pouches - but experts warn of consequences

The WHO describes nicotine pouches as a growing threat to public health and wants more bans and tougher rules. At the same time, British researchers and Swedish commentators point to something quite different: that smokeless nicotine products can...

Sweden is officially smoke-free - ”But cigarettes are still the biggest problem”

Smoking in Sweden is disappearing from the statistics and is now around 4-5 per cent. At the same time, cigarettes still top sales in many shops. CAN's new figures show a clear shift towards...