E-cigarettes and vaping in Sweden

New legislative proposal: Flavour ban on heated tobacco

Heated tobacco, such as in an IQOS, should no longer be allowed to taste anything other than tobacco. The government is now proposing this in a draft bill, following pressure from the EU.

She traded party smoke for party vapour - "The big difference is the smell"

Maria was a long-time party smoker who enjoyed a cigarette with her Friday night wine. Now she has swapped the cigarette for an IQOS. "For me it's finished smoking"

Criticism of e-cig study "Researchers don't know how vaping works"

Absurdly high nicotine levels. Incorrectly adjusted devices and apparent ignorance of how e-cigarettes work. The latest study on the risks of e-cigarettes from Danderyd Hospital has been heavily criticised. "Luckily no one got hurt"

Mirza, 46, vejpare: "The hardest part was finding the right flavour and feel"

He lit his first cigarette when he was 17. The last one when he was 41. Mirza Kadrovic is one of the many thousands of former smokers in Sweden who now use nicotine on ...

Nicotine products attract more and more people to small shops

Nicotine products are highly valued when we shop in convenience stores and petrol stations. This is according to a new consumer survey from the industry organisation Convenience Stores Sweden.

Håkan, 48, ex-smoker: "It is very important that e-cigs are available everywhere cigarettes are"

Snuff and cigarettes have long been a natural part of Håkan Friedrich's life. Almost 40 years after his first puff, the cigarettes have been replaced by e-cigs and the snus by citrus-flavoured nicotine pouches.

"We are working to move away from one-off models"

Sustainability. Several major distributors and manufacturers of disposable models are now focusing on downsizing sustainable pod systems. "Disposable weapons are not the future"

Four burglaries in one month - 'A nightmare'

The small roadside shop in Karlskrona was hit by four burglaries in one month. Now Mateo Lozano hopes the nightmare month will finally be over.

Shopkeepers: "Raise the age limit for buying vapes"

"Raise the age limit and make sure that products can only be sent to the address of record for online purchases." Says David Vilja, owner of Vejpshop.

Report on the relative risks of nicotine criticised by the FHM

Study on the risks of nicotine use is criticised - "It bit off more than it could chew"

"The report does not provide users with clear information on relative risks, but only assumptions that are more opinion than science-based claims" say Karl-Åke Johansson and Samuel Lundell, active in the consumer-driven NNA Sweden and...

Road users and snus users take centre stage in Almedalen

Users' voices are often missing from the debate on nicotine and harm reduction. Why is this the case? Vejpkollen and Snusarnas riksförbund ask this question in Almedalen 2023.

Several new initiatives to recycle single-use models

Collection boxes and free postal parcels directly to the recycling centre. These are some of the initiatives of the British cigarette companies to increase the recycling of disposable cigarettes. But in Sweden, too, intensive efforts are underway to make recycling...

Category: E-cigs in Sweden

Vaping and e-cigarettes in Sweden

New legislative proposal: Flavour ban on heated tobacco

She traded party smoke for party vapour - "The big difference is the smell"

Criticism of e-cig study "Researchers don't know how vaping works"

Mirza, 46, vejpare: "The hardest part was finding the right flavour and feel"

Nicotine products attract more and more people to small shops

Håkan, 48, ex-smoker: "It is very important that e-cigs are available everywhere cigarettes are"

"We are working to move away from one-off models"

Four burglaries in one month - 'A nightmare'

Shopkeepers: "Raise the age limit for buying vapes"

Study on the risks of nicotine use is criticised - "It bit off more than it could chew"

Road users and snus users take centre stage in Almedalen

Several new initiatives to recycle single-use models