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30th April 2020
E-cigarettes in Sweden
Sweden transposed the EU TPD in 2017, and in spite of relatively high restrictions, the market has continued to develop. This page provides all of our material relating to Sweden and its vaping market. This includes all of our full-length Swedish market and regulatory reports, our extensive news coverage – both business and regulatory – our numerous trackers and databases, as well as our live alerts.
Business briefing
Industry news and updates with a focus on companies and businesses in the sector
Regulatory briefing
Global legal and regulatory news and updates from the vape industry
Market reports
Detailed full-length reports including data and analysis of numerous vaping markets around the world
Snapshot: Sweden, October 2020
26th October 2020
Regulatory reports
Thorough reports providing legal and regulatory analysis of different countries and sections of the e-cigarette industry
Pricing trackers
Online e-cig pricing guides for numerous markets around the world, updated twice a year and provided in database format
Online e-cig pricing: Sweden Q3 2020
15th October 2020
Regulatory trackers
Up-to-date information about current regulations around the world, presented in user-friendly maps and Excel spreadsheets
Brands trackers
Our online price benchmarking project, analysing multi-brand retail websites in selected vape markets
Flavour & nicotine trackers
Analytical insights of the most significant vaping flavours and nicotine strengths
Databases
User-friendly databases with key global analysis, statistics, directories and more
Key global e-cigarette markets database: April 2021
9th April 2021
Blog
Analysis of critical issues and trending industry topics are explored in our blog
‘Must do better’ – tobacco companies score poorly in harm reduction exam
2nd October 2020
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Charts and infographics
A brief highlight of what can be found in our full-length e-cigarette market reports
Regulation in Sweden: some facts
The country is an unusual tobacco market compared to others in Europe, with very low smoking rates attributed to the popularity of snus, a form of oral tobacco that is illegal in the rest of the EU.
E-cigarette products in Sweden are now regulated by the Law (2018: 2088) on Tobacco and Similar products, which came into force on 1st July 2019. This new act replaced the previous Tobacco Act (1993: 581) and the Act on Electronic Cigarettes and Refill Containers (2017: 425).
In the past, e-cigs were considered therapeutic products that could only be sold if approved by the Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket). This limitation was temporarily lifted while a case disputing it worked its way through the court system. Finally, the Supreme Administrative Court disagreed with an appeals court that supported the pharma regime and held that the licensing requirement was inappropriate because e-cigarettes do not prevent or treat medical conditions.
