Tobacco

The following articles have been tagged with "Tobacco":

North Korean diplomats' smuggling scheme up in smoke

National: 20 Nov 09
Two North Korean diplomats are being held on suspicion of trying to smuggle 230,000 cigarettes from Russia into Sweden. READ »

Swedish Match profit rise just misses target

Business & Money: 27 Oct 09
Swedish Match posted pre-tax profits of 757 million kronor for the third quarter, slightly below analysts’ expectations for the Swedish tobacco products company. READ »

Swedish Match under fire in secret snus substance investigation

National: 25 Oct 09
Tobacco company Swedish Match has been accused of adding a substance to moist snuff or 'snus' to purposely increase user dependency and, in turn, boosts sales of their products. READ »

Swedes now spend more on fun than on food: study

Business & Money: 30 Sep 09
Swedes spend more money on their recreation than they do on food, according to a new study. READ »

Sweden wants EU 'snus' tobacco ban to go up in smoke

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 09
As countries across the EU curb smoking in public, Sweden is fighting to get a European-wide ban lifted moist tobacco, AFP's Marc Preel reports. READ »

Foreign investors thrive on the Stockholm exchange: report

Business & Money: 31 Jul 09
The Stockholm stock exchange has retained its allure among foreign investors who now own 35 percent of its total value on the back of strong gains, according to new figures. READ »

Swedish GDP fall slows to 6.2 percent: report

Business & Money: 31 Jul 09
Sweden's GDP fell by 6.2 percent during the second quarter, according to new figures published on Friday. READ »

Church of Sweden in Brüno advert uproar

Society: 28 Jul 09
The official Church of Sweden newspaper is at the centre of a storm of controversy after advertisers reacted to the depiction of scenes from UK comic Sacha Baron Cohen's new blockbuster movie Brüno. READ »

Profits on the march at Swedish Match

Business & Money: 17 Jul 09
Tobacco company Swedish Match reported pre-tax profits of 791 million kronor ($100 million) for the second quarter on Friday, well above analysts’ expectations. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 3 - 9

Lifestyle: 1 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Millennium trilogy tour and roots festival in Stockholm; BB King in Gothenburg; Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band (UK) in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: June 26 - July 2

Lifestyle: 24 Jun 09
What's on in Sweden: Bunny Wailer (JAM) and The Pet Shop Boys (UK) in Stockholm; heavy metal festival & A Camp in Gothenburg; Atmosphere (US) in Malmö. READ »

Swedes back al fresco smoking ban

Society: 1 Jun 09
73 percent of Swedes back a ban on smoking in outside dining areas of cafés and restaurants, according to a new poll published on Monday. READ »

Västervik: Building boats for half a millennium

Travel: 24 Apr 09
Sponsored article: The beautiful coastal town of Västervik once built warships for King Gustav I. These days luxury yachts are more in evidence, writes Jennifer Heape. READ »

Regular tobacco use falling in Sweden: study

Society: 16 Mar 09
The number of regular smokers in Sweden has fallen by 200,000 in the last five years, with women comprising the largest part of the drop. READ »

State to compensate Swede for broken 'hash' pipe

Society: 4 Mar 09
Sweden’s National Police Board has been ordered to pay a man 300 kronor ($33) in compensation after police destroyed his pipe during a drug raid. READ »

Swedish Match and Philip Morris to market smokeless tobacco

Business & Money: 4 Feb 09
Swedish Match is joining forces with Swiss-based tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) to market smoke-free tobacco around the world READ »

Cop's craving uncovers contraband cigarettes

National: 2 Feb 09
When a police officer was offered two different prices for a pack of cigarettes at a tobacco store in southern Sweden, he put his nicotine craving aside and called for backup. READ »

Swedish girls start smoking earlier: study

Science & Technology: 15 Jan 09
Swedish girls are starting to smoke at younger ages than their counterparts in other countries, according to a new study. READ »

Safer cigarettes on Swedish shelves in 2010

Society: 4 Jan 09
From 2010 it will become illegal to sell cigarettes in Sweden and across the EU that are not self-extinguishing. The new rules are forecast to save many of the 2,000 lives lost across the continent to fires ignited by cigarettes. READ »

Sweden's Sharia pension fund outperforms market

Business & Money: 5 Dec 08
A Swedish pension fund that abides by Sharia laws has outperformed the Stockholm stock exchange since its launch in October. READ »

Trade minister vows to snuff out EU snus ban

Politics: 28 Nov 08
Swedish trade minister Ewa Björling has called on Brussels to lift the EU ban on exports of Swedish moist snuff, or ‘snus’, calling the prohibition discriminatory. READ »

Cannabis growers face five years in jail

Society: 22 Sep 08
Two men suspected of involvement in a major cannabis-growing operation in southern Sweden were sentenced on Monday to five years in prison for serious narcotics offences. READ »

British doctors talk up Swedish 'snus'

Science & Technology: 9 Sep 08
Swedish moist snuff, or 'snus', should be made available on the UK market as a healthier alternative to smoking, according to the Royal College of Physicians. READ »

Sweden may open door to foreign gambling operators

Business & Money: 4 Sep 08
The government commission examining gambling in Sweden wants to allow foreign gaming companies to operate in the country. READ »

Boom time for Swedish fast food restaurants

Business & Money: 20 Aug 08
Sweden's cafes and fast food restaurants have increased their turnover by almost eight percent during the year's first quarter compared to the same period last year. READ »

Lung cancer deaths rise among Swedish women

Science & Technology: 28 Jul 08
Lung cancer has become the cancer responsible for the greatest number of deaths among Swedish women, according to a new report from the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen). READ »

Snus sales lift Swedish Match profits

Business & Money: 18 Jul 08
Tobacco company Swedish Match reported pre-tax profits of 614 million kronor ($103 million) in the second quarter, beating analysts’ expectations. READ »

Smokers' health care snuffed out

Science & Technology: 12 Jul 08
The city of Malmö was fined for refusing to provide healthcare services to a heavy-smoking couple. READ »

Men use more energy than women: study

Science & Technology: 12 Jun 08
Swedish men consume far more energy than women, a new study has indicated. READ »

Ikea opens first U.S. manufacturing facility

Business & Money: 22 May 08
Swedish furniture maker Ikea celebrated the opening of its first factory in the United States on Wednesday. READ »

Ica under fire for sidelining smokers

Society: 21 May 08
The ICA grocery chain may be running afoul of Sweden’s consumer protection laws after a manager in southern Sweden implemented a new policy regarding ICA’s bonus card programme. READ »

No butts or ifs for cigarettes at Ica

Society: 11 May 08
The Umeå branch of supermarket chain Ica in northern Sweden is clearing its shelves of cigarettes. READ »

Ericsson report boosts stock exchange

Business & Money: 26 Apr 08
Strong interim reports from Ericsson, Volvo and Telia Sonera put the Stockholm stock exchange in a bullish mood as the trading week ended on Friday. READ »

The new smoking generation

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Apr 08
A smoking ban in Sweden's cafés and restaurants has redefined the lives of smokers and non-smokers alike, writes Peter Vinthagen Simpson. READ »

Swedes support tough measures against smoking

Society: 21 Apr 08
Every other Swede wants to prohibit the sale of tobacco products in grocery stores, according to a new study from the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden). READ »

Snus causes premature death

National: 19 Apr 08
The use of snus, Swedish moist tobacco, causes premature death, a new 30-year study has shown. READ »

Sniffing shrunken tea bags in a town in western Sweden

Travel: 14 Apr 08
In his book Cycling Back to Happiness, English journalist Bernie Friend covers 6,000 kilometres of northern Europe on a bicycle in a bid to overcome his paranoia. Here, in the first of three excerpts, he describes a close encounter with moist snuff. READ »

Swedish inflation falls in January

Business & Money: 19 Feb 08
Sweden’s rate of inflation decreased to 3.2 percent for the month of January. READ »

Swedish firms’ ads on internet piracy site

National: 13 Feb 08
The companies were unaware that their ads were appearing on a site popular in the illegal file sharing community. READ »

Don't reduce Democratic primaries to 'skirt or negro'

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Feb 08
A prominent writer at Aftonbladet recently said that it will make no difference if the 'skirt' or the 'negro' goes on to win the US election. Political scientist Gregg Bucken-Knapp begs to differ. READ »

'Stop pushing alcohol on developing world'

Analysis & Opinion: 28 Jan 08
Sweden needs to do more to prevent alcohol and tobacco companies from exploiting countries in the developing world, says Left Party member of parliament Kent Persson. READ »

Finnish ferry goes Swedish over snus ban

Business & Money: 18 Jan 08
A Finnish ferry will in future sail under the Swedish flag so that it can continue to sell snus, Swedish moist tobacco. READ »

Muted start to year on Stockholm market

Business & Money: 3 Jan 08
Concerns about US growth contribute to falls on the year's second day of trading. READ »

Snus prices set to skyrocket

Business & Money: 16 Nov 07
Devotees of the famous Swedish moist snuff face smaller portions and price increases next year. READ »

Millionaires: Swedes 'don't work hard enough'

Business & Money: 13 Nov 07
Swedes do not work hard enough - at least in the eyes of many millionaires. But the well-off readers of Connoisseur magazine do not consider that they themselves work too little. READ »

Inflation rises more than expected

Business & Money: 12 Nov 07
Swedish inflation rose sharply in October, according to new official figures, with the markedly higher cost of homes accounting for much of the rise. READ »

Beer-buying pensioner asked for proof of age

National: 31 Oct 07
A pensioner buying a crate of light beer in northern Sweden couldn't believe his ears when a supermarket cashier ask to see some ID. READ »

New agency to combat drug and booze abuse

Society: 20 Oct 07
The Swedish government is to create a new organisation for dealing with drug, alcohol and tobacco-related issues. "It is important that the work is long term," said public health minister Maria Larsson. READ »

Stockholm shares fall over credit worries

Business & Money: 17 Sep 07
International credit worries were reflected in Stockholm share prices on Monday, with the OMXS index falling 1.6 percent. The more narrowly-based OMXS30 fell by the same amount. READ »

Woman regains right to smoke in own garden

Society: 13 Sep 07
A 49-year-old woman who had been banned from smoking in her own garden is once again free to light up where she chooses after winning her appeal at the Environmental High Court. READ »

Woman appeals garden smoking ban

National: 11 Sep 07
A 49-year-old woman banned from smoking in her own garden has appealed the Environmental Court decision on the basis that it constitutes a violation of her human rights. READ »

Swedish tobacco farmers welcome harvest

Society: 29 Aug 07
Two cigar enthusiasts from Tromtösunda in southeastern Sweden are currently bringing in the last of this year's tobacco harvest. READ »

Woman banned from smoking in own garden

National: 23 Aug 07
A woman in southern Sweden has been told by a court that she may no longer light up in her own garden because her neighbour happens to be very sensitive to cigarette smoke. READ »

Snus users 'absorb more carcinogens'

Society: 14 Aug 07
People who use Swedish oral tobacco, snus, absorb higher levels of nicotine and some cancer-causing substances than smokers, according to a new study by the University of Minnesota. READ »

Swedish Match buys Belgian cigar company

Business & Money: 15 Jun 07
Tobacco company Swedish Match has announced the acquisition of Belgian firm Bogaert Cigars. READ »

Snus 'less dangerous than smoking'

Science & Technology: 11 May 07
A study has shown that snus, the popular Swedish oral snuff, causes no risk of lung or mouth cancer, and is less likely to cause pancreatic cancer than smoking tobacco. READ »

Smokers take eight days more sick leave per year

Science & Technology: 29 Mar 07
A new Swedish study has shown the negative impact of smoking on productivity. The average number of sick days per person is 25, while the average smoker took a further eight days. READ »

Building destroyed in Strömstad fire

National: 13 Mar 07
An apartment block in Strömstad, western Sweden, was destroyed on Monday night in a major fire. Thirty apartments were evacuated, but nobody was seriously injured. READ »

Woman sued for smoking in own garden

National: 9 Mar 07
A lawyer in southern Sweden is demanding compensation from his cigarette-smoking neighbour. 'We can no longer accept you poisoning our existence with your disgusting and unhealthy tobacco smoke,' he wrote in a letter. READ »

Swedes smoke less and drink more

Society: 27 Feb 07
Swedes are changing their patterns of sinning: smoking has become less popular, but the number of people who drink heavily is up. Working class people smoke more and drink less than middle class professionals. READ »

Northern Swedes still living dangerously

Society: 8 Jan 07
Inhabitants of Sweden's most sparsely populated regions lead more unhealthy lifestyles than people in the rest of the country, a new study shows. READ »

Swedes stock up on moist snuff

National: 13 Dec 06
The price of moist snuff is set to rise dramatically in the new year. Supermarkets are now stocking up to meet demand as Sweden's 1.1 million users fill their larders. READ »

Smoking banned in jail from 2008

Society: 24 Nov 06
All jails in Sweden will be no-smoking zones in little over a year, the head of the prison service has decided. Prisoners will be offered help in kicking the habit. READ »

Militant tee-totallers smash booze store

National: 16 Nov 06
A branch of state alcohol chain Systembolaget has had its windows smashed in by anti-alcohol activists. The group spray-painted the words 'disgusting poison' onto one of the windows. READ »

Bildt angry over porn shares claims

Politics: 10 Nov 06
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has reacted angrily to revelations that he owns shares in a company that has placed money in weapons, tobacco and pornography. READ »

Fizzy drinks 'can cause cancer'

Science & Technology: 8 Nov 06
A Swedish study shows that large consumers of fizzy drinks and diluted fruit drinks are at increased risk of pancreatic cancer. People who consume fizzy drinks twice a day doubles the risk of contracting the disease. READ »

Bolder steps needed to get Sweden's economy moving

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Oct 06
The budget unveiled by the new Swedish government is far from being "neo-libertarian", as the Social Democrats have suggested. But the Alliance will need to embrace a more radical agenda if it is to deal with Sweden's economic problems, argues Nima Sanandaji READ »

Snus can make you fat - scientists

Science & Technology: 24 Aug 06
People who use Swedish moist snuff, better known as snus, are more likely to be obese and have high blood pressure than non-users. That's the conclusion of a new Swedish study. READ »

Passer-by seizes Helsingborg armed robber

National: 18 Aug 06
A member of the public managed to overpower a man who had just carried out an armed raid on a Svensk Kassaservice outlet in Helsingborg on Friday. READ »

Passive smoking linked to miscarriage

Science & Technology: 11 Aug 06
Passive smoking dramatically increases the chances that a pregnant woman will have a miscarriage, according to a new study by researchers at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. READ »

Swedish Match's profits up

Business & Money: 3 Aug 06
The tobacco giant saw second quarter profits rise 39 percent to 880 million kronor. Sales of snus were up, and profits on cigars rose 81 percent. READ »

'Good growth prospects' for Sweden

Business & Money: 29 May 06
The Swedish economy is growing strongly and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future, according to a new report. READ »

One year on, Swedes love smoke-free bars

Society: 25 May 06
It will soon be a year since Sweden banned smoking in bars and restaurants, and opinion is now overwhelmingly in favour. The restaurant industry says it has not lost out, and only 21 percent of smokers are opposed. READ »

Swedish Match AB profits up a third

Business & Money: 28 Apr 06
Swedish Match AB said first quarter pretax profits rose 34 percent to 696 million kronor as group margins improved, fuelled by a sharp improvement in profitability at the matches and lighters division. READ »

George Bush is a Swede

National: 3 Apr 06
Little did Måns Andersson, who left Gothenburg for the New Sweden Colony in October 1639, suspect that his descendant would one day be the most powerful man in the world. But will Sweden embrace its new distant relative? READ »

Lucky Strike snus launch 'probable'

Business & Money: 27 Feb 06
British American Tobacco could launch enter the market for Swedish snus, with the launch of the oral tobacco under the Lucky Strike brand. READ »

Apoteket to lose gum monopoly

Science & Technology: 23 Feb 06
Apoteket, Sweden's state run pharmacy chain, is going to have to break its addiction to nicotine gum and other medicines to help smokers quit. A government inquiry proposes making it available in the same places that sell tobacco. READ »