‘Incredible’ milestone reached as Sweden becomes a smoke-free country

Obviously great news but nowhere in the article does it mention amount of vapers.

Snus is probably the least harmful method of tobacco consumption. The overall associated costs of more snus use likely doesn’t mean that much when compared to costs saved from less smoking.

Edit: just some literature that might help. Put it on a post below but then the dude asking deleted his comment…lol.

I can offer such, kinda busy but this should be a good intro. Idk why I get downvoted, just relating the science.

[Comparative disease risks associated with cigarette smoking and use of moist smokeless tobacco and snus: an umbrella review of epidemiological evidence from the United States and Western Europe | BMC Public Health | Springer Nature Link](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-23280-4)

[Nicotine products relative risk assessment: an… | F1000Research](https://f1000research.com/articles/9-1225?utm_content=buffer67100&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

[Snus: a compelling harm reduction alternative to cigarettes | Harm Reduction Journal | Springer Nature Link](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-019-0335-1)

[Relative Risk Perceptions between Snus and Cigarettes in a Snus-Prevalent Society—An Observational Study over a 16 Year Period](https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/5/879)

In the spirit of harm reduction. Lmk if I can help further.

Too bad 90% of those 4.8% seem to live in my city. 

Marijuana is not smoke free.

Don’t they make Zyns?

> Sweden has reached its target of fewer than five percent of the population smoking regularly – and is consequently considered “smoke-free”.

If you replaced this with ‘nicotine use’ then we’re one of the highest in the world.

TIL Snus is illegal in France and is (imho) presented as a more dangerous way to consume tobacco products.
[https://www.drogues.gouv.fr/le-snus-cest-quoi](https://www.drogues.gouv.fr/le-snus-cest-quoi)

I guarantee there is healthy (!) black market in tobacco products.

Very very good decision.

Smoking and Snus are nowhere near the same thing, the body isnt meant to inhale hot smoke.

The Swedes specifically have a different process then everyone else.

Snus is Heated, Pasteurized and Powdered while being absorbed through a slightly filtered teabag medium, and is treated as a food product, with food grade standards.

Except going full herbal or implementing wood/charcoal, thats about as safe as it gets.

On top of that you can still spit if you want too.

Old-school loose chewing tobacco is not nearly as safe and has a much longer proven history of being unhealthy, and also requires a cancer warning.

Gonna point out that Snus is one of few tobacco products that doesn’t require a cancer warning due to research.

But… what about you know, the herbal medicine? 

So they care about smoke instead of rampant immigration? Amazing logic

Umm do you even Snuss ?

Less than 5% of the population smokes, yet cigarette butts are *(by far)* the most common form of litter.

That really does say something.

Because they’re hooked on snus.

But are one of the biggest consumers of snuff

Wouldn’t that be Finland? The only smoke they has was coming from their saunas, and I heard they have finnish saunas.