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15th March 2023
Finland: The Ministry of Finance has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that heated tobacco products have been subject to excise tax since 1st January 2022, but said no such products are on the market in Finland. The ministry also confirmed that tobacco-free nicotine pouches are not subject to excise tax.
20th February 2023
- Finland: The president signed the government proposal HE 304/2022 amending the Finnish Tobacco Act. The amendment adds the definition of heated tobacco and introduces the flavour ban for heated tobacco products as of 23rd October 2023, in line with the Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100. The amendment will enter into force on 23rd October 2023.
2nd February 2023
- Finland: A working group appointed by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is proposing measures to end the use of tobacco and nicotine products in Finland by 2030. The group submitted its report to the state secretary on 31st January. The working group proposes that the six-monthly increases for tobacco taxes be continued in the coming government terms and also suggests that the age limit for selling tobacco and nicotine products be raised from 18 to 20, together with the extension of smoke-free environments. The group hopes that the next government will start promoting the report's measures at the beginning of its term.
2nd February 2023
- Finland: On 31st January, the parliament approved the government's proposal HE 304/2022 amending the Finnish Tobacco Act, which seeks to add the definition of heated tobacco and introduce a flavour ban for heated tobacco products as of 23rd October 2023. The act should now be signed by the president.
25th January 2023
- Finland: Yesterday, 24th January, Parliament approved in the first reading the content of the bill contained in the government's proposal HE 304/2022, amending the Finnish Tobacco Act. If further adopted, the definition of heated tobacco would be added to the act. The heated tobacco flavour ban will also enter into force on 23rd October 2023.
22nd November 2022
Finland: According to the Finnish National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) and Finnish Customs, high-concentration nicotine pouches (more than 4 mg per pouch) can no longer be ordered even with a prescription from foreign online stores, but only from pharmacies in Finland, press reports.
18th November 2022
- Finland: The government proposes to include a definition of heated tobacco products in the Tobacco Act and to ban heated tobacco flavours. The characteristic flavours of cigarettes, rolling tobacco and e-cigarette liquids were banned in 2016, and in May 2022 the Tobacco Act prohibited flavour cards and other products with which consumers can change the taste of tobacco products themselves. If adopted in the parliament, the proposed amendment should enter into force on 23rd October 2023.
26th August 2022
- Finland: Elina Aaltonen, a communications pharmacist from the Finnish Pharmacists' Association, has said that nicotine pouches (which are considered to be medicinal products in Finland) should be taken to the pharmacy for disposal even if they have been used, since the remaining properties in pouches might be detrimental to the environment if not properly disposed of, media reports. The Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea) specifies how pharmaceutical waste, which is always hazardous waste, must be disposed of.
14th June 2022
Finland: The student and youth sections of the Coalition Party put a motion to the opposition party’s congress at the weekend calling for the legalisation of snus and chewing tobacco, media reports. However, the party’s programme manager, Antti Vesala, said legalising snus was practically impossible since it would conflict with EU law.
14th April 2022
Finland: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that an amendment to the Tobacco Act was yesterday approved by president Sauli Niinistö. From 1st May 2022 the list of smoke-free environments will be extended and the existing flavour ban will be extended to include DIY additives. Uniform packaging for tobacco products will become mandatory on 1st May 2023.
1st April 2022
- Finland: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has told TobaccoIntelligence that the amendment to the Tobacco Act, which was recently approved in the second reading in the parliament, is currently waiting for the president's approval. The amendment aims, among other things, to introduce standard packaging for tobacco products and seeks to extend smoke-free environments. The flavour ban would also be extended to all tobacco products. If approved, it envisages different dates for its entering into force.
