Only 17 Per cent Still Smoking in Finland

Source from:  Tobacco Reporter  12/05/2013

About 17 per cent of Finns aged 15-64 smoked daily last year: 21 per cent of them men and 14 per cent of them women, according to an Esmerk Finnish News story quoting Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare.

At the same time, 12 per cent of boys and girls aged 14-18 smoked daily.

Daily smoking has been declining among men, women and young people aged 14-18 since the mid-2000s.

Last year, the volume of tobacco products delivered for taxable consumption was down on that of the previous year: three per cent down in the case of cigarettes and one per cent in the case of cigars.

And the consumption of tax free cigarettes, which account for about 11 per cent of total consumption, fell by nine per cent on that of the previous year.

Meanwhile, vaping is yet to catch on in Finland in a major way. Last year, less than one per cent of men and women were said to have used electronic cigarettes on a daily basis. Enditem