Why Sweden going smoke-free may not be such good 'snus'

Used by one in seven Swedes, snus has, according to the government, helped slash the number of smokers from 15 percent of the population in 2005 to 5.2 percent last year, a record low in Europe.

A picture taken on October 17, 2023 shows the Swedish Match production line of portion Snus, a smokeless tobacco product that is placed under the upper lip, in the company's factory in Gothenburg. AFP