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Sound engineer, vejpare and aspiring smoke machine

Sound engineer and vejper Micke Thenor travels around the country behind the mixing desks of all kinds of artists. A life that involves late nights and stints as an effects creator: "A vejp is really the same as...

Vejpshoppar not allowed to link to their website anymore - "As if our name is toxic"

Companies selling e-cigarettes are no longer allowed to link to their website via social media or email. This has become clear after the Swedish Consumer Agency criticised the company eSmokes for violating the rules on marketing in the...

Foundation For a Smoke Free World breaks with Phillip Morris

The Foundation for a smoke free world has undergone a change of management and is cancelling all its previous contracts with the tobacco industry.

Norway bans flavours in e-cigarettes - but nicotine pouches survive

Norway prohibits all flavourings in vejp products. The exception is so-called 'tobacco flavours'. The ban applies regardless of whether the e-liquid contains nicotine or not. "It's absolutely absurd." says activist Frank Tinmansvik.

"I will never smoke again" - Stories from Sweden

How do Swedes stay smoke-free? That's the question Vejpkollen asks in a series of reports on nicotine use in Sweden - a country that is becoming smoke-free.

Inveterate smokers prefer e-cigs to snus and medicines

Among Norwegians who still smoke, e-cigarettes probably have the greatest potential to reduce smoking. Traditional nicotine medicines, on the other hand, are not very popular. This is according to a new study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Björn, 59, vejpare - 'I can breathe normally again'

"Hardly anyone smokes anymore. People like me, who maybe didn't care so much about their health, find other ways to get the nicotine. The young people on mopeds...

Finland: High tax on nicotine pouches expected after deregulation

High taxes, neutral packaging requirements and a partial ban on flavours. This is how the Finnish government wants to deal with the recently legalised sale of nicotine pouches in the country. But now Finnish consumers are warning of a backlash.

Snus in focus as PMI and Swedish Match go smoke-free

Two new management roles and a merger of Swedish Match and Philip Morris operations in Sweden. This will be the new deal when tobacco giant PMI merges with the largest snus manufacturer in Sweden.

Large e-cig shop in Gothenburg closes down

The Vejp store Light Your Fire on Hisingen in Gothenburg is closing down. This is now clear after the owners informed the customers via their social media. The reason is high rents and difficulties in finding a new...

"Religious opposition to e-cigs and nicotine pouches"

What happens in a country where cannabis is allowed to flow freely, but all alternatives to cigarettes are seen as the devil's invention? Vejpkollen spoke to Rob de Lange and the inventor of the nicotine pouch, Karl Fagerström.

Norway: Researchers' dispute over snus led to a complaint

A Norwegian researcher has been reported for research misconduct and misleading communication of results. This follows the publication of a study claiming that snus increases the risk of throat cancer.