Smoking in Sweden

The prevalence among women has been higher for many years, but is now[when?]

[1] Sweden was the only European country to achieve the WHO goal of less than 20% daily smoking prevalence among adults by year 2000.

[2] Sweden has a high level of use of smokeless tobacco, specifically a moist snuff product called 'snus', which some Swedes have used as a replacement for smoking.

[3] A majority of Swedes supported the introduction of the ban.

[3] In 2019 the ban was extended to also include outdoor seating in bars and restaurants as well as public places such as playgrounds, bus stops and train stations.