Nicotine Pouches in Finland

Status
Legal, with rules
Sale banned
No
Minimum age
18 years
Nicotine cap
16.6 mg per pouch
Regulated since
—
Last reviewed
24 August 2026

Finland treats nicotine pouches as tobacco substitutes under the Tobacco Act (549/2016). The Act was amended on 1 August 2025 and the product rules tightened again on 1 February 2026.

Nicotine content is capped at 16.6 mg per gram, and a single pouch may weigh at most one gram — so 16.6 mg per pouch is the ceiling.

Only tobacco, mint and menthol flavours are allowed. Sale to under-18s is prohibited, and distance selling to consumers is not permitted.

A manufacturer or importer must notify the product to Valvira before it is sold, and packaging must carry health warnings in Finnish and Swedish.

What is restricted

  • Minimum age: Yes
  • Sale: Yes
  • Distribution: Yes
  • Nicotine cap: Yes
  • Flavours: Yes
  • Health warning: Yes
  • Notification: Yes
  • Tax: Yes

How it is classified

  • Tobacco surrogate

Sources

  1. Tupakkalaki 549/2016 (ajantasainen) — Finlex — primary law — accessed 24 August 2026 archived
  2. The Tobacco Act will be amended on 1 August 2025 — what has to be taken into account when selling nicotine pouches — Valtioneuvosto / Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö — accessed 24 August 2026 archived

Listed by: Global Tobacco Control Policy Scan (their record: November 2021).