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Traditional smokeless use in Iceland

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Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
HTP
E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
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Cigarettes
Traditional Smokeless
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E-cigarettes
Snus
Pouches
NRT
Data sourced: 2025.   Page updated: 2026-07-27

Survey results from 2021 show that 3.2% of respondents in Iceland reported using Traditional Smokeless. Daily traditional smokeless use prevalence is at 2.2%. An estimated 1.3% of adult women use Traditional Smokeless on a daily basis. Among adult men, daily traditional smokeless use prevalence is 3.1%. Traditional Smokeless is allowed. Use of Traditional Smokeless is permitted by law in Iceland.

Prevalence

References:
  1. 1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-isl.pdf?sfvrsn=75e6a3fc_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025. 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-isl.pdf?sfvrsn=75e6a3fc_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025.
Comments:
  1. Adults survey: Tóbakskönnun by Gallup, 2021; National, ages 18+ World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. Adults survey: Tóbakskönnun by Gallup, 2021; National, ages 18+

Product promotion

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-isl.pdf?sfvrsn=75e6a3fc_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025.

Regulation

Allowed
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2025
References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240112063. Accessed: 3 July 2025.

Availability

References:
  1. ReportLinker. European Import of Tobacco Products by Country. Available at: https://www.reportlinker.com/dataset/cdea2f28ccc331a16fc36a6edbd16a2639029582. Accessed: 8 July 2025.
  2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-isl.pdf?sfvrsn=75e6a3fc_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025.
  3. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240112063. Accessed: 3 July 2025.
  4. EU. Alcohol, tobacco and excise duties. Available at: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/carry/alcohol-tobacco-cash/index_en.htm. Accessed: 8 July 2025.
Comments:
  1. There are some restrictions in place.

Regulations and restrictions

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2025. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240112063. Accessed: 3 July 2025.
  2. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-isl.pdf?sfvrsn=75e6a3fc_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025.

Tax

References:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-isl.pdf?sfvrsn=75e6a3fc_3&download=true. Accessed: 7 July 2025.
Comments:
  1. Total taxes: 73.05%

Publications

Nov
2025

From cigarettes to snuff to nicotine pouches: the unusual Icelandic model for tobacco harm reduction

While snus has provided an increasingly popular off-ramp for those looking to switch away from smoking in Sweden and Norway, Icelanders have taken to a different selection of safer nicotine products, and this Briefing Paper uncovers the story of their rise.

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