snus archive

Finland: High tax on nicotine pouches awaits after deregulation

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

Study: The link between new nicotine products and smoking

The increasing use of e-cigarettes, or other new nicotine products, has not led to more people taking up smoking. This is the result of the largest study to date examining the link between smoking and vejpning in several...

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. That will be the new deal when tobacco giant PMI merges with the largest snus manufacturer in Sweden

"Religious opposition to e-cigs and nicotine pouches"

What is happening 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 nicotine pouch inventor Karl Fagerström.

WHO fateful meeting on snus, e-cigs and nicotine pouches canceled

The planned meeting on the Tobacco Convention, COP10, in Panama City has been canceled. This is announced by the WHO Secretariat for Tobacco Control on its website. The reason is riots in the host country Panama.

Norway: Researchers' dispute over snus led to notification

A Norwegian scientist has been reported for research misconduct and misleading communication of results. This is after he published a study claiming that snus increases the risk of throat cancer.

Swedish scientist: "WHO plans risk increasing smoking"

Nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes and snus should be regulated as strictly as cigarettes. This is according to the WHO Secretariat for Tobacco Control. "There is a high risk that overly stringent restrictions on harm-reducing products will lead to more smokers, rather than...

Swedish concerns ahead of WHO meeting - "Important to defend harm reduction products"

Swedish politicians are concerned about upcoming international restrictions on nicotine pouches and other smokeless nicotine products. The reason is the upcoming meeting of the WHO Tobacco Convention, COP10, where heated tobacco, e-cigarettes but also white snus are pointed...

Smuggling drops sharply after nicotine pouches become available

Finland. Smuggling of nicotine pouches and snus has decreased drastically in Finland. This is because nicotine pouches have become legal to buy in regular stores. The online newspaper YLE reports that

Warning: "EU wants to ban white snus - also in Sweden"

EU health bureaucrats want to ban white snus, i.e. nicotine imports, in all EU countries, including Sweden. This is according to Charlie Weimers, Member of the European Parliament, after reading a leaked report commissioned by the European Commission...

"Reducing snus tax is about both fairness and public health"

Swedish MP Oliver Rosengren (m) wants to reduce the tax on snus to the minimum level and abolish it completely on nicotine pouches. He also hopes that the EU and WHO will learn from the Swedish model to...

Went from cigarette to smoke-free - "Quitting one thing at a time"

Bus driver Therese Johansson's journey away from smoking involved e-cigs, stressful bus rides, a lot of itching and fruit-flavored nicotine pouches. She is one of over a million Swedes who use...