Tag: Snus

  • Miss dirty talk about Mellon, purchased streams and the new mega release

    Miss dirty talk about Mellon, purchased streams and the new mega release

    She has been titled as Sweden's epadunk queen and is known for her filthy song lyrics and pink balaclava. Now she will take part in Sweden's biggest music competition: Melodifestivalen. Some time ago, her songs disappeared from Spotify and the discussion about purchased streams gained momentum. Hear Miss Snusk guesting on the Morning Pass in…

  • Miss Snusk fights back against the cheating accusations

    Miss Snusk fights back against the cheating accusations

    Hear Margret Atladottir tell about Miss Snusk's success story, which suffered a thorn when her hits were removed from Spotify. The streaming service suggested that these were manipulated streams, which could mean purchased streams. Miss Snusk believes that this is not true at all and is now continuing her upload before Melodifestivalen. In addition, she…

  • Finnish presidential election, anger in Israel, indebtedness and Macron

    Finnish presidential election, anger in Israel, indebtedness and Macron

    In the first hour: Finland elects a new president, what qualities do voters think a president should have? Anger in Israel after the International Court of Justice ICJ demands that Israel take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza. The Swedes are among the most indebted in the world. Two new books deal with the “debt…

  • Right now: The entries for Melodifestivalen 2024 have been presented

    Right now: The entries for Melodifestivalen 2024 have been presented

    The contributions to Melodifestivalen 2024 have been presented at a press conference at SVT. Among the contestants are the dance band Lasse Stefanz, the epadunk artist Fröken Snusk and Gunilla Persson, known from the reality show Swedish Hollywoodwives. Listen to Ekot’s live broadcast Carolina Noréncommentator for Melodifestivalen in Sveriges Radio and Chris BoswellEurovision expert at…

  • Agnes Wold: This is how winter sickness spreads

    Agnes Wold: This is how winter sickness spreads

    Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues together with program manager Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold about winter sickness: Hear the professor ponder whether snus smokers have less vomiting and whether we were healthier in the past. In addition, how long the infection can linger on surfaces and whether it is possible to…

  • Why Sweden is going smoke-free may not be so good snus

    Why Sweden is going smoke-free may not be so good snus

    Gothenburg, Sweden – Sweden is poised to become Europe’s first smoke-free country, thanks in large part to the popularity of snus, a type of moist snuff that is placed under the upper lip. But some worry that the tobacco industry is selling a “fairy tale” that is too good to be true. Used by one…

  • Reduction in the illegal import of snuff: Related to the dismantling of the sale of nicotine pouches

    Reduction in the illegal import of snuff: Related to the dismantling of the sale of nicotine pouches

    Customs confiscations of nuuska have decreased significantly during the past year. Although control measures are as comprehensive as before, smuggling has decreased. “Last year, we uncovered several large cases of snuff smuggling, which of course show up in the overall statistics. Looking at the figures from January to September of this year, the change compared…

  • Finnish Customs busts massive snus smuggling operation from Sweden

    Finnish Customs busts massive snus smuggling operation from Sweden

    Based on this discovery, Customs suspects that over 20,000 kg of snus had been smuggled from Sweden to Finland between 2020 and 2022. A considerable portion of this illegal haul, more than 10,000 kg, was transported to Pirkanmaa and allegedly sold through various social media platforms. It is also suspected that the smuggled snus found…

  • Illegal distribution of snus and cigarettes uncovered in Finland's Pirkanmaa and Helsinki regions

    Illegal distribution of snus and cigarettes uncovered in Finland's Pirkanmaa and Helsinki regions

    According to the report, the illicit activities primarily revolved around the illegal importation of snus from Sweden and cigarettes from the Baltic countries. The main suspect, hailing from Pirkanmaa, was believed to have orchestrated the smuggling operations and acted as a hub for distribution through so-called sub-dealers. It is estimated that this individual alone profited…

  • Louise tries to become addicted to snuff

    Louise tries to become addicted to snuff

    Many struggle with their snus addiction. In Sweden, 20% of men and 7% of women snuff. In this episode, we learn how nicotine rebuilds the brain, both in the short and long term. After all, it is well known that snuffing is less dangerous than smoking. We discuss whether it is really worth giving up…

  • Smoke-free nicotine products are increasing in popularity among Danish youth

    About 35.1 percent of youth ages 15-29 use nicotine products daily or occasionally, according to ‘§SMOKE‘, a report prepared by the University of Southern Denmark for the Norwegian Institute of Public Health – a significant jump from 2020, when the figure was 26.3 per cent. While tobacco-based products are less popular, falling from 20.1 to…

  • Danger of snuff for dogs: beware of small nicotine bags that can kill your puppy!

    Danger of snuff for dogs: beware of small nicotine bags that can kill your puppy!

    “The number of cases of dogs experiencing nicotine poisoning has doubled from 2017 to 2021,” a veterinarian warned in an interview with TV2. The cause of the problem is the growing popularity of smokeless tobacco products and the discarded snuff packs that dogs often encounter on their daily walk. Increasingly popular productAccording to figures from…

  • 10 most luxurious snuff boxes used by the Russian tsars

    10 most luxurious snuff boxes used by the Russian tsars

    The best jewelers made boxes to store snuff for true works of art. When you take a closer look at them, you can learn a lot about their original owners, important historical events and even steamy love affairs. 1. A snuff box in Louis XVI style The Hermitage This exquisite masterpiece by Mikhail Perkhin, who…

  • The Left Alliance calls for decriminalization of drug use, the NCP would allow the sale of snus

    The Left Alliance calls for decriminalization of drug use, the NCP would allow the sale of snus

    Party conferences continued on Sunday, and government partners in the Left Alliance called for decriminalization of drug use. In a statement adopted by the conference, the party argued that drug abuse should be addressed through social and health policies rather than the justice system. According to the party, the use and possession of small quantities…

  • APN podcast: What is Turkey’s opinion on Finland’s accession to NATO?

    APN podcast: What is Turkey’s opinion on Finland’s accession to NATO?

    Finland and Sweden officially submitted their application to join NATO on Wednesday. Shortly afterwards, it became clear that one of the current members of the union, Turkey, had blocked the preliminary examination of their applications. The development raises doubts as to whether NATO will be able to accept the first phase of the application process…

  • One in three teens buys snus on social media, the study says

    One in three teens buys snus on social media, the study says

    Social media platforms have become a popular way for young people to get their hands on the oral tobacco product snuff. With the exception of Sweden, the sale of snus is banned throughout the EU, including in Finland. According to the latest school health promotion survey, as many as 43 percent of 10-12-year-old students and…

  • Economics expert worried about increased electricity prices: Believes these are at risk of taking out consumer loans

    Now food, electricity, fuel, building materials and interest rates are becoming an expensive item for us. So far this fall, parts of the country have been marked by a strong purchases in electricity pricesand the graph is constantly pointing upwards as we enter a colder season. In addition, a Norway rich in oil is experiencing…

  • Denmark is one of the world’s best countries for starting a family

    Denmark is one of the world’s best countries for starting a family

    Denmark is one of the best countries in the world to start a family, according to one location prepared by William Russell, who took into account safety, affordability for childcare, happiness, health, education and parental leave. However, it lags behind its Nordic cousins ​​Iceland, Sweden, Finland and Norway, which took the top four places in…

  • Finnish customs seized a record amount of snuff

    Finnish customs seized a record amount of snuff

    New Customs statistics show a booming black market for snus and a huge increase in smuggling. In 2011, customs seized more than 30 kilos of snus, last year more than 9,000 kilos. The smuggling of snus has become more professional over the years. It is an oral tobacco product that is usually placed under the…

  • Finnish customs seize a record amount of snuff and drugs

    Finnish customs seize a record amount of snuff and drugs

    In 2021, the number of customs offenses was at its lowest in eight years. This is mainly due to the COVID-19 situation, which caused a decline in passenger travel, but there is also a wider change behind it. – The social impact of the fight against customs crime increased last year, although the total number…

  • Daily smoking decreases, snus use increases

    Daily smoking decreases, snus use increases

    The daily smoking of Finns is still declining, according to the Tobacco Statistics 2020 study published by the National Institute for Health and Welfare THL. According to statistics, about 12 per cent of Finns aged 20–64 smoke daily in 2020; 14 percent of men and 11 percent of women. Male smoking has declined since 2019,…

  • Customs reveals an extensive snus smuggling network

    Customs reveals an extensive snus smuggling network

    Customs have seized several thousand kilograms of snuff during a preliminary investigation into smuggling worth millions of euros. Customs authorities have been investigating the smuggling and distribution of the banned substance in the metropolitan area over the past year and suspect that criminals have evaded paying about five million euros in taxes. A total of…

  • The Danish Dental Association: Serious snus injuries cannot be corrected

    The Danish Dental Association: Serious snus injuries cannot be corrected

    In recent years, the proportion of young people who use snus and nicotine bags has increased significantly. And some of the damage that the small bags cause is so severe that in several young people it can not be repaired. This is what the chairman of the Danish Dental Association, Susanne Kleist, tells DR. –…

  • More young people use products with tobacco and nicotine – fewer smokers

    More young people use products with tobacco and nicotine – fewer smokers

    Lotus Sofie Bast, senior researcher in tobacco prevention at the Statens Serum Institut, highlights two conclusions from the report, which compare with figures from 2020. – The most important results in this report must be that we see a decrease in the proportion of young people who smoke cigarettes, by about two percentage points. –…

  • Three young people are charged after the fatal fire in Anneberg

    Three young people are charged after the fatal fire in Anneberg

    Two boys and a girl, 16 and 17 years old, are charged after the fire in a house in Anneberg in Nässjö municipality in early February where a woman died. According to the indictment, the harassment against the woman already started on a bus where the young people threw snus and chewing gum at the…

  • During the pandemic, more snus is bought online

    During the pandemic, more snus is bought online

    According to the payment service Klarna, online snus sales in Sweden increased by 55% per capita in the first two months of this year compared with the same period last year. Among the regions where it has increased the most is Värmland. “In regions such as Värmland, where many people travel to and from work,…

  • The government wants to introduce stricter rules for tobacco-free snus

    The government wants to introduce stricter rules for tobacco-free snus

    The government wants to regulate the age and change the marketing rules for tobacco-free nicotine products, such as, for example, tobacco-free snus. It shall not be permitted to emphasize taste or to advertise on radio and television and an age limit of eighteen years may be introduced. Listen to Ingeborg Simonsson, special investigator for the…

  • Customs revealed more than 6,600 customs offenses in 2020 – the social impact of crime prevention was significant

    Customs revealed more than 6,600 customs offenses in 2020 – the social impact of crime prevention was significant

    The number of customs offenses was at its lowest in five years in 2020. This was due in particular to the exceptional year of Corona and the significant intervention of customs in the online drug trade. “The decrease in the number of customs violations is mainly due to two things. First, customs managed to uncover…

  • Customs in Tornio: More seizures of snus and drugs at the border

    Customs in Tornio: More seizures of snus and drugs at the border

    Since Finland closed its borders and introduced internal border controls, customs in Tornio have made more seizures of drugs and snus. One reason for this may be that there is greater surveillance at the border, says customs inspector Hannu Kari in Tornio. “Smuggling has decreased because people know that border guards stop all cars at…

  • New icebreakers, the success of the snake dog and the COVID opera: Finland in the world press

    New icebreakers, the success of the snake dog and the COVID opera: Finland in the world press

    Finland also drew attention to its unique pilot project, which involved snus dogs detecting a coronavirus at an airport, which researchers say has shown very promising initial results. Studies are currently comparing the accuracy levels of snus dogs with the results of nasal PCR tests. Other countries have noticed how Finland has coped with the…

  • Corona cancels young people’s snus for education

    Corona cancels young people’s snus for education

    A number of new restrictions come into force on Monday to reduce the risk of infection with coronavirus, and now the graduating students at the country’s primary schools are also feeling the consequences of the rising infection. For…

  • It will be more expensive to use an electric car, buy petrol, alcohol and tobacco in 2021

    It will be more expensive to use an electric car, buy petrol, alcohol and tobacco in 2021

    Here are the most important changes in the government’s proposal for the state budget for 2021. The government will spend NOK 313.4 billion on the state budget for 2021, which is expected to amount to 3 percent of the oil fund at the beginning of the year, writes NRK. The government has announced that it…