Finland: Oral Tobacco, Nicotine Pouch and Heated Tobacco Regulation

This product contains two individual regulatory reports:

Finland: Oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation

There is a proposal to regulate nicotine pouches in Finland specifically. Other changes could occur after completion of the review of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED). The government in Finland has not disclosed any plans to legalise oral tobacco, including snus and chewing tobacco.

This report provides a detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Finland for nicotine pouches and oral tobacco products, covering all policy areas.

Finland: Heated tobacco regulation

The cornerstone of the Finnish vaping regulation – the Tobacco Act –  regulates heated tobacco products in terms of product, labelling, notification, sales, public usage and marketing requirements.

A heated tobacco product means a new tobacco product that, when heated, emits emissions containing nicotine and other chemicals for the user to inhale and which, depending on its characteristics, is a smokeless tobacco product or a tobacco product intended for smoking. The National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) told the publisher that the manufacturer or importer of a heated tobacco product (HTP) is responsible for assessing to which category it belongs.

This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco and herbal heated products in Finland, covering all policy areas.

The regulatory report will provide you with:

• A clear and detailed understanding of current regulatory requirements affecting this sector in a specific jurisdiction, enabling you to be confident your business and your products are compliant.
• The ability to plan ahead for specific regulatory changes.
• Strategic understanding of the policy climate within the jurisdiction, enabling you to forecast how it might affect business development.
• Sources of further information, for example links to full texts of legislation and contact details for relevant government offices.