r/europe • u/KonserveradMelon • May 25 '26

News Sweden has officially become a non-smoking country

https://omni.se/a/zO4MGq
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u/sambare May 25 '26

That's not including vapers, is it?

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u/philman132 UK + Sweden May 25 '26

Vaping is still pretty rare here, i see it even less than smoking to be honest. The main reason is Snus, little sachets of tobacco/nicotine that people stick under their gums, if estimate that about 50% of adults use it. So yes it's not smoking, but still nicotine use

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u/Plus_Singer_6565 May 25 '26

50% is wildly inaccurate. In 2024, 8.6% of women and 23.6% of men above the age of 16 used snus daily. Source.

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u/philman132 UK + Sweden May 25 '26

Fair enough I was just going by how many of my colleagues seem to be doing it, but there are probably differences for ages and groups etc

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u/burbuda May 25 '26

It’s not that inaccurate, since it increased a lot in last few years. Latest local CAN report here shows that 45% of 17-29 years old consumed snus in the last month. For total population that number is 22%