Data sourced:
2023.
Page updated:
2025-12-07
Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.
Prevalence
1%
1
A
2023
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| Year | Value | Reference/Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.8% | 1A |
| 2023 | 13% | 1B A |
References:
- National Public Health Survey 2022
- European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
Comments:
- Oral tobacco (snus), chewing tobacco or nasal tobacco (snuff)
7.2%
2
2022
20.2%
2
2022
References:
- European Commission. (2024). Special Eurobarometer 539: Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and related products [Dataset]. European Commission. https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2995
- National Public Health Survey 2022
Comments:
- Oral tobacco (snus), chewing tobacco or nasal tobacco (snuff)
Regulation
References:
- 1. Tobacco Tactics website available at: http://tobaccotactics.org/index.php/Snus:_EU_Ban_on_Snus_Sales; 2. Sales regulation information obtained from industry source (2018)
Availability
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
Regulations and restrictions
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