REPORTING INSTRUMENT OF THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL

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1 REPORTING INSTRUMENT OF THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL In order to use the interactive features of the reporting instrument, please follow the instructions below. It is essential to complete the reporting instrument by providing information/data in the required format to ensure consistency and for ease of data processing and analysis. If you use a version of Microsoft Word of before 2010: 1. Save the Microsoft Word-based document (WHO FCTC reporting instrument) to a folder on the computer that will be used to complete the questionnaire. 2. Ensure your Microsoft Word security settings allow you to run macros in this document: (i) Under the "Tools" menu, select "Macro". (ii) In the "Macro" menu, select "Security". (iii) In the "Security" pop up menu, please ensure that you have selected "Medium". 3. Close and re-open the WHO FCTC reporting instrument (Microsoft Word-based document which you saved to your computer under step 1). 4. As the document is opening, a box will appear asking if you want to enable macros. The answer is yes. Click "Enable macros". 5. Once you have clicked "Enable macros", the buttons indicating that you can add new rows or new categories to the tables provided will be functional. If you use a newer version of Microsoft Word: 1. When receiving the security warning Some active content has been disabled, click Enable content. 2. When receiving another security warning Macros have been disabled, click Enable content. I confirm that I read the note and followed the instructions therein 1

2 1. ORIGIN OF THE REPORT 1.1 NAME OF CONTRACTING PARTY FINLAND 1.2 Information on national contact responsible for preparation of the report: Name and title of contact officer Full name of institution Mailing address Meri Paavola Ministry of Social Affairs and Health PO Box 33. FI Government, Finland Telephone number Fax number 1.3 Signature of government official submitting the report: Name and title of officer Full name of institution Mailing address Kari Paaso, director Ministry of Social Affairs and Health PO Box 33. FI Government, Finland Telephone number Fax number Web page Period of reporting Date the report was submitted 1 April

3 2. TOBACCO CONSUMPTION AND RELATED HEALTH, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS (with reference to Articles 19.2(a), 20.2, 20.3(a), 20.4(c) as well as Articles 6.2(a), 6.2(b), 6.3, 15.4, 15.5 and 17 as referred to in the respective subsections) 2.1 PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE 2.1 PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE Smoking prevalence in the adult population (all) (Please provide prevalence data for total adult population, and identify the age considered, e.g. 15 years old and over, years; see ) MALES Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking tobacco products in prevalence data) Average number of the mostconsumed smoking tobacco product used per day Current smokers % Daily smokers % Occasional smokers 6.50 % Former smokers % Never smokers % FEMALES Current smokers % 9.65 Daily smokers % Occasional smokers 5.70 % Former smokers % Never smokers % TOTAL (males and females) Current smokers % Daily smokers % Occasional smokers 6.10 % Former smokers % Never smokers % 3

4 Please indicate the smoking tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.1: Smoking tobacco products includes use of cigarettes (factory-made or self-rolled cigarettes) Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question refer: The age range to which our prevalence data for the entire adult population refers is years Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.1: Data for the table were derived from "Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population" (AVTK) -report and data which present the results of the spring 2013 survey. For the 2013 survey, a random sample (n=5000) of Finnish adults aged between 15 and 64 was derived from the Population Register. A questionnaire was mailed in April 2013 with three reminders. The number of respondents was 2545 (response rate 51 %) Please provide the definitions of current smoker, daily smoker, occasional smoker, former smoker and never smoker used in this report. Smoking status was acquired by smoking index variable. Derivation of smoking index is described in appendix: "Health behaviour and health among Finnish adult population, Spring "Current smokers" includes both daily and occasional smokers. "Former smokers" includes quitters given up smoking 1-12 months ago and over a year ago Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in smoking prevalence in the adult population in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Trends in smoking prevalence in The prevalence of daily smokers decreased from 18 % to 16 %. The prevalence of occasional smokers remained on the same level (6 %). The percentage of exsmokers decreased slightly in men, but in women it stayed on the same level. The prevalence of never smokers increased in men from 46 % to 50 % and in women it again remained on the same level (61 %). 4

5 2.1.2 Smoking prevalence in the adult population (by age groups) (If data are available, please provide prevalence data by age group, and identify the age group considered, preferably by 10-year categories, e.g , years) MALES Age group (adults) Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking tobacco products in prevalence data) Current smokers 1 Add age group % % % % % FEMALES Current smokers 1 Add age group % % % % % TOTAL (males and females) Current smokers 1 Add age group % % % % % 1 Please provide here data on either all current smokers or daily smokers only, whichever is available. 5

6 Please indicate the smoking tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.2: Smoking tobacco products includes use of cigarettes (factory-made or self-rolled cigarettes) Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.2: Data for the table were derived from "Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population" (AVTK) -report and data which present the results of the spring 2013 survey. Also parts of the data were used that are not shown on the report. For the 2013 survey, a random sample (n=5000) of Finnish adults aged between 15 and 64 was derived from the Population Register. A questionnaire was mailed in April 2013 with three reminders. The number of respondents was 2545 (response rate 51 %) Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in current smoking prevalence by age group in the past two years or since submission of your last report, if data are available. Trend in smoking prevalence in (by age group) Males Prevalence among year olds decreased from 38 % to 29 %. Among year olds the percentage of current smokers decreased slightly from 32 % to 30 %. Prevalence in the year old population decreased substantially from 35 % to 27 %. Among year olds there was a slight decrease from 24 % to 23 %. Females Prevalence among old remained at 29 %. Among year olds the percentage of current smokers decreased from 22 % to 18 %. Prevalence in the group of year old decreased from 21 % to 18 %. Among year olds there was a decrease in prevalence from 16 % to 14%. 6

7 2.1.3 Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the adult population (all) (Please provide prevalence data for total adult population, and identify the age considered in , e.g. 15 years old and over, years; see ) MALES Prevalence (%) (please include all smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Current users Daily users Occasional users Former users Never users 6.70 % 2.90 % 3.80 % 9.90 % % FEMALES Current users Daily users Occasional users Former users Never users 0.80 % 0.20 % 0.60 % 1.90 % % TOTAL (males and females) Current users Daily users Occasional users Former users Never users 3.40 % 1.40 % 2.00 % 5.30 % % 7

8 Please indicate the smokeless tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.3: Swedish type moist snuff (snus) Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question refer: years Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.3: "Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population" (AVTK) - report and data which present the results of the spring 2013 survey. Also parts of the data were used that are not shown on the report. For the 2013 survey, a random sample (n=5000) of Finnish adults aged between 15 and 64 was derived from the Population Register. A questionnaire was mailed in April 2013 with three reminders. The number of respondents was 2545 (response rate 51 %) Please provide the definitions of current user, daily user, occasional user, former user and never user (of smokeless tobacco products) used in this report in the space below. In the question the respondents were asked whether they currently use snus. "Current users" includes both daily and occasional users of snus. "Former users" includes respondents choosing the answer "t at all nowadays". Never users includes persons reporting that they never have used snus Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in smokeless tobacco use in the adult population in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Males The prevalence of smokeless tobacco (snus) use in the adult population shows a slight increase since The prevalence of current snus use was 5 % in 2008 and 7 % in

9 2.1.4 Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the adult population (current users) by age group (If data are available, please provide prevalence data by age group, and identify the age group considered, preferably by 10-year categories, e.g , years) MALES Age group (adults) Prevalence (%) (please include all smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Current users 2 Add age group % % % % % FEMALES Current users 2 Add age group % % % % % TOTAL (males and females) Current users 2 Add age group % % % % % 2 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 9

10 Please indicate the smokeless tobacco products included in the answer to question 2.1.4: Swedish type moist snuff (snus) Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.4: "Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population" (AVTK) - report which presents the results of the spring 2013 survey. Also parts of the data were used that are not shown on the report. For the 2013 survey, a random sample (n=5000) of Finnish adults aged between 15 and 64 was derived from the Population Register. A questionnaire was mailed in April 2013 with three reminders. The number of respondents was 2545 (response rate 51 %) Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in current use of smokeless tobacco by adult age groups in the past two years or since submission of your last report. The prevalence of smokeless tobacco (snus) use in the adult population by age group (data not gathered in 2006 and 2007) Males The use of smokeless tobacco (snus) has remained at 13 % in year-old population. The prevalence has almost doubled in year-old men, from 7 % to 13 %. There is a slight increase in the use of snus in year olds, from 2 % to 3 %. The prevalence of year-old men was 1,4 % in 2008, and in 2013 it was 0 %. Females The prevalence of snus use among females has remained the same through the period. It is very uncommon for adult women to use snus Tobacco use by ethnic group(s) Current users 3 Add ethnic group Ethnic group(s) Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking or smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Males Females Total (males and females) Russian % 9.40 % % Somali % 0.60 % 5.00 % Kurdish % 4.90 % % % % % % % % Please indicate the tobacco products included in the answer to question 2.1.5: Cigarettes, cigars and pipes 3 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 10

11 Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question refer: years Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.5: Migrant health and wellbeing. A study on persons of Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin in Finland report, which presents the results from the year The data was gathered in conjunction with a longitudinal survey named Health 2011 by The National Institute for Health and Welfare. One thousand participants were invited from each migrant group. The data were gathered from six different cities. Response rates for persons of Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin were 70 %, 51 % and 63 % respectively. NB: Indicator used in question is daily smoking. 11

12 2.1.6 Tobacco use by young persons Boys Age range Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking or smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Smoking tobacco Smokeless tobacco Other tobacco (e.g. water pipe) Current users 4 Add youth group % 0.90 % % % 5.80% % % % % % % % % % % Girls Current users 4 Add youth group % 0.30 % % % 1.60 % % % 3.20 % % TOTAL (boys and girls) % 3.70 % % % 2.90 % % Current users 4 Add youth group % 0.60 % % % 3.70 % % % 7.40 % % % 9.10 % % % 8.10 % % Please indicate the tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.6: Smoking tobacco=use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco = use of snus 4 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 12

13 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.6: Tobacco use in the adolescent population (12 to 18 years) has been monitored via the nationwide 'Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey', a mail survey conducted biennially since 1977 with comparable methods. The latest survey was conducted in the spring of 2013 to which a total of 4,158 adolescents responded (44 %). Data presented here originates from this 2013 survey. The survey report "The Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey Adolescent smoking, alcohol and substance use in " is attached to this report instrument. Tobacco use in the age group of years has not been reported before. The information is derived from the "Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population" (AVTK) -survey which includes results of the spring 2013 data gathering. The data for year-olds are not shown on the report, but were calculated particularly for this reporting instrument in order to represent the young adult data. For the 2013 survey, a random sample (n=5000) of Finnish adults aged between 15 and 64 was derived from the Population Register. A questionnaire was mailed in April 2013 with three reminders. The number of respondents was 2545 (response rate 51 %) Please provide the definition of current smoking/tobacco use used to answer question in the space below. Current smoking tobacco equals here daily use of cigarettes. To be labelled as daily smoker in 'Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey' survey (12 18-year-olds) equals having smoked over 50 cigarettes in lifetime, having smoked during last seven days and smoking at least once a day. Also those who reported smoking "at least once a week, but not daily" but still smoked at least one cigarette per day were labelled into daily cigarette smokers. Smoking status for year-olds was acquired by smoking index variable. Derivation of smoking index is described in appendix: "Health behaviour and health among Finnish adult population, Spring "Current smokers" in question includes daily smokers. Current smokeless tobacco equals here daily or occasional use of snus (usually Swedish-type moist snuff). To be labelled as current user of snus in 'Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey' (12 18-year-olds) equals using snus occasionally or at least once a day. In the "Health behaviour and health among Finnish adult population, Spring 2013 survey (19 24-year-olds) the respondents were asked whether they currently use snus. "Current users" in question includes daily and occasional users of snus. Total numbers were not presented in the original reports by age groups. Those are calculated to this reporting instrument from the percentages of males and females in each age group. Data regarding current use of other tobacco products than cigarettes and snus among young people in Finland has not been collected on national level Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in tobacco use by young persons in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Among Finnish adolescents (12 18-year-olds), the decreasing trend in tobacco experiments and daily smoking continued over the past two years. Snus use has been increasing among boys since 2007 but the changes between previous data collection (2011) and newest data (2013) were not statistically significant. 13

14 In years , among the year-old male population, the daily use of smoking tobacco has increased from 15 % to 17 %. Among year-old females, the proportion of daily smoking has decreased from 17 % to 11 %. Because the total count of participants is small, these changes should be interpreted with caution. Current use of smokeless tobacco (snus) among year-old men has increased from 9 % to 16 % in Smokeless tobacco (snus) use among yearold women has remained low, and the daily use has remained non-existent. Changes should be interpreted with caution as the total count of respondents is small. 2.2 EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE 2.2 EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE Do you have any data on exposure to tobacco smoke in your population? If you answered to question 2.2.1, please provide details in the space below (e.g. exposure by gender, at home, in the workplace, on public transport). Exposure to tobacco smoke at work (less than hour a day or more): men 8,7 % and women 4,2 %. Exposure to tobacco smoke at home by partner, other adult and a person under 18 years (non-smokers and ex-smokers): men 0,2 % and women 3,5 % Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.2.1: "Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population" (AVTK) - report which presents the results of the spring 2013 survey. Also parts of the data were used that are not shown on the report. For the 2013 survey, a random sample (n=5000) of Finnish adults aged between 15 and 64 was derived from the Population Register. A questionnaire was mailed in April 2013 with three reminders. The number of respondents was 2545 (response rate 51 %) TOBACCO-RELATED MORTALITY 2.3 TOBACCO-RELATED MORTALITY Do you have information on tobacco-related mortality in your population? If you answered to question 2.3.1, what is the estimated total number of deaths attributable to tobacco use in your population? If available, please provide any additional information on mortality attributable to tobacco use (e.g. lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases) in your jurisdiction deaths per year. Calculation based on WHO s estimation of tobacco-related deaths (8,8 % of deaths are tobacco-related deaths) Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions and 2.3.3, and please submit a copy of the study you refer to: 14

15 2.4 TOBACCO-RELATED COSTS 2.4 TOBACCO-RELATED COSTS Do you have information on the economic burden of tobacco use in your population, e.g. the overall cost of tobacco use imposed on your society? If you answered to question 2.4.1, please provide details (e.g. direct (health care-related) and indirect costs and, if possible, the method used to estimate these costs). new information since last report in The National Institute for Health and Welfare is starting a study in early 2014, which aim is to calculate the economic burden of tobacco use in Finland Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.4.2, and please submit a copy of the study you refer to: 2.5 SUPPLY OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2.5 SUPPLY OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Articles 6.2(b), 20.4(c), and 15.5) Licit supply of tobacco products Product Unit (e.g. pieces, tonnes) Domestic production Retail sales Exports Imports Smoking tobacco products Cigarett es kg Add product Cigars and cigarillo s kg Fine Cut and other smoking tobacco kg Smokeless tobacco products Add product Other tobacco products Add product Snuff, snus etc. kg Tobacco Leaves 15

16 2.5.2 Please provide information on the volumes of duty-free sales (e.g. product, unit, quantity), if available. In 2013, the quantity of duty-free cigarettes imported to Finland by travellers was approximately 589 million pieces. The amount of duty-free snuff was 7 million containers (max. 50 grams) Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions and 2.5.2: All data from year : ULJAS-trade statistics by Finnish Customs Figures are higher than normal due to tax increase beginning of E.g. level of cigarette imports in 2012 was kg : interview study by TNS Gallup Oy 16

17 2.6 SEIZURES OF ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2.6 SEIZURES OF ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Article 15.5) Year Product Unit (e.g. millions Quantity seized of pieces) Smoking tobacco products cigarettes cigarettes Millions of pieces millions of pieces Add row Smokeless tobacco products Add row 2013 cigarettes millions of pieces 3,8 Other tobacco products Add row Do you have any information on the percentage of illicit tobacco products on the national tobacco market? If you answered to question 2.6.2, what percentage of the national tobacco market do illicit tobacco products constitute? % If you answered to question and you have information available, what is the trend over the past two years or since submission of your last report in the percentage of illicit tobacco products in relation to the national tobacco market? Please provide any further information on illicit tobacco products. Our cigarettes seizures are under one per cent of legal cigarettes market Please indicate the source of the data used to answer questions in section 2.6: Customs statistic of cigarettes seizures. 2.7 TOBACCO-GROWING 2.7 TOBACCO-GROWING Is there any tobacco-growing in your jurisdiction? If you answered to question 2.7.1, please provide information on the number of workers involved in tobacco-growing. If available, please provide this figure broken down by gender Please provide, if available, the share of the value of tobacco leaf production in the national gross domestic product. 17

18 2.7.4 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions in section 2.7: 2.8 TAXATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2.8 TAXATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Articles 6.2(a) and 6.3) What proportion of the retail price of the most popular price category of tobacco product consists of taxes (e.g. sum of excise, sales and import duties (if applicable) and value added tax/goods and services tax (VAT/GST))? 80% How are the excise taxes levied (what types of taxes are levied)? Specific tax only Ad valorem tax only Combination of specific and ad valorem taxes More complex structure (please explain: combination of specific and ad valorem taxes and minimum rates ) If available, please provide details on the rates of taxation for tobacco products at all levels of Government and be as specific as possible (specify the type of tax, e.g. VAT, sales, import duties) Smoking tobacco products Add product Cigarettes, minimum rate Fine Cut oking tobacco Fine Cut oking tobacco Fine Cut oking tobacco, minimum rate Cigars and cigarillos All tobacco products Smokeless tobacco products Product Type of tax Rate or amount Base of tax 5 Cigarettes specific /1000 units Cigarettes excise % retail price specific /1000 units excise kg excise % retail price excise kg excise % retail price VAT % retail price 5 The base of the tax should clearly indicate the tax rate or amount the tax is based on. If the tax is expressed as a percentage (e.g. ad valorem tax), the base of the tax is the actual value of the good that is taxed; for example, 45% of the manufacturer s price, 30% of the retail price. In this case the base is the manufacturer s price or retail price. If the tax is expressed as an amount (e.g. specific tax), the base of the tax is the volume (number of pieces or by weight) of goods that is taxed. For example, if a tax is US$ 5 per 100 cigarettes, the amount of tax is US$ 5 and the base of the tax is 100 cigarettes. 18

19 Add product Other tobacco Other smoking products tobacco excise % retail price Add product Other smoking tobacco excise kg Other tobacco products excise % retail price Please briefly describe the trends in taxation for tobacco products in the past two years or since submission of your last report in your jurisdiction. Tobacco taxes were increased from the beginning of year Tobacco, fine cut smoking tobacco, cigars and cigarillos and other smoking tobacco were all raised approximately 10 % Do you earmark any percentage of your taxation income for funding any national plan or strategy on tobacco control in your jurisdiction? (In reference to Article 26) If you answered to question 2.8.5, please provide details in the space below Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions to 2.8.6: : Custom statistics of tobacco : Ministry of Finance 2.9 PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2.9 PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Article 6.2(a)) Please provide the retail prices of the three most widely sold brands of domestic and imported tobacco products at the most widely used point of sale in your capital city. Domestic Smoking tobacco products Most widely sold brand Smokeless tobacco products Other tobacco products Number of units or amount per package Retail price 19

20 Imported Marlboro L & M Chesterfield / Pall Mall Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question , Custom statistics of tobacco Please provide the currency used to complete the Rate or amount section of question and the Retail price section of question If known, please provide the exchange rate of this currency to US dollars as well as the date of this exchange rate. EUR Please briefly describe the trend in the prices of tobacco products in the past two years or since submission of your last report in your jurisdiction. In year 2012 compared to year 2011 the average price of cigarettes increased approximately 9 % and price of fine cut increased 20 %. Between 2012 and 2013 price for cigarettes increased approximately 2.5% and there was no change in the price for fine-cut. 20

21 3. LEGISLATION, REGULATION AND POLICIES 3.1 GENERAL OBLIGATIONS 3.1 Article GENERAL OBLIGATIONS (with reference to Article 5) General obligations Have you developed and implemented comprehensive multisectoral national tobacco control strategies, plans and programmes in accordance with the Convention? If you answered to question , have you partially developed and implemented tobacco control strategies by including tobacco control in national health, public health or health promotion strategies, plans and programmes? If you answered to question , is any aspect of tobacco control that is referred to in the Convention included in any national strategy, plan or programme? (a) Have you established or reinforced and financed a focal point for tobacco control a tobacco control unit a national coordinating mechanism for tobacco control If you answered to any of the questions under , please provide details (e.g. the nature of the national coordinating mechanism, the institution to which the focal point for tobacco control or the tobacco control unit belongs). 21

22 The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has a leading role in tobacco control in Finland. Tobacco control is located under the Department for Promotion of Welfare and Health in the Unit that coordinates substance abuse and harm prevention policies. The Ministry is responsible for law-drafting, general strategic guidance as well as international cooperation in this field. The National Institute for Health and Welfare and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health are the main specialist bodies in activities to reduce smoking. The former, in cooperation with Regional State Administrative Agencies, is responsible for the nation-wide and regional action to reduce smoking. It is also responsible for providing other State authorities and local authorities with material on the dangers and harms to health originating from smoking and issuing instructions and providing methods for reducing smoking. The regulations of the Tobacco Act are overseen by the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health. There is active coordination between these State authorities but no specific or sustainable coordinating structure (board/committee etc.) Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 5.1 and 5.2 (General obligations) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Revised Tobacco Act came into force in Finland The aim of the Act is to end to use of tobacco products containing compounds that are toxic to humans and create addiction. Tobacco Act (693/1976) in English: All the other articles of the Act have already come into force, only the sale of tobacco products from vending machines will be forbidden from the beginning National Action plan for tobacco control is under preparation. In 2013 Finland participated actively in the negotiations of EU Tobacco Products Directive, which will be formally adopted in May Once the directive is adopted member states will have two years to transpose the new rules into national law. This means that Tobacco Act will be revised during next two years If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 22

23 Protection of public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: protecting public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry? wide range of information on tobacco industry activities relevant to the objectives of the Convention, such as in a public repository? ensuring that the public has access, in accordance with Article 12(c), to a If you answered to any of the questions under or , please provide details in the space below. Finnish public health policies are well protected from the tobacco industry. The interaction with the industry is limited mainly to open requests for comment. However there is no extensive public repository on industry's activities. Several reports on the tobacco industry activities have been published. Many non-governmental organizations report that they actively disseminate information and raise discussion on the industry's activities, interests and methods. For example Finland's ASH disseminates information and reveals the tactics of the tobacco industry and encourages public discussion on the tobacco industry s methods to ensure their profits.in addition,finland s ASH and many other NGOs have adopted the policy not to interact with the tobacco companies, their affiliates or any other companies which work with tobacco industry, such as advertising agencis Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 5.3 in the past two years or since submission of your last report USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 5.3 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 23

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25 3.2 MEASURES RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF DEMAND FOR TOBACCO 3.2 Article MEASURES RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF DEMAND FOR TOBACCO (with reference to Articles 6 14) Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: (a) tax policies and, where appropriate, price policies on tobacco products so as to contribute to the health objectives aimed at reducing tobacco consumption? (b) prohibiting or restricting, as appropriate, sales to international travellers of tax- and duty-free tobacco products? prohibiting or restricting, as appropriate, imports by international travellers of tax- and duty-free tobacco products? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 6 (Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Tobacco taxes have been increased from the beginning of the year The tax of cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and fine cut tobacco have been increased about 10%. It has been estimated that prices of cigarettes will increase about 7.7% and fine cut tobacco about 8,5% If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 25

26 Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: banning tobacco smoking in indoor workplaces, public transport, indoor public places and, as appropriate, other public places? If you answered "" to question , what is the type/nature of the measure providing for the ban? national law subnational law(s) administrative and executive orders voluntary agreements other measures (please specify: ) Please provide a brief explanation of the type/nature and content of the measures providing for the ban. Smoking bans enacted in the Tobacco Act apply nationally. In addition, about 70% of Finnish municipalities have declared themselves smokefree If you answered to any options in , do any of these measures provide for a mechanism/ infrastructure for enforcement? If you answered "" to question please provide details of this system. Under Section 17 of the Tobacco Act, local authorities must supervise the compliance with prohibitions and restrictions on smoking within their territory. If any activities contrary to provisions are observed during an inspection or otherwise, the local authority must prohibit the activities contrary to the provisions. The local authority may give notice of the matter to the prosecutor. The local authority may also reinforce the prohibition by a conditional fine or by the threat that any action not taken within the time limit laid down will be carried out at the defaulter s expense. Under Section 32 of the Tobacco Act, a person who continues to smoke on indoor or outdoor premises where smoking is prohibited under the provisions of section 12 despite an objection from the proprietor of the means of public 26

27 transport, indoor or outdoor premises in question, or their representative, or the organiser of a public event or a person acting as a steward, or the supervisory authority shall be sentenced to a fine for a smoking violation. Under Section 33 of the Tobacco Act, the proprietor of a means of public transport or of indoor or outdoor premises or his or her representative, or the organiser of a public event that deliberately or through gross carelessness 1) allows smoking contrary to section 12 on indoor or outdoor premises where it is prohibited; 2) fails, contrary to the provisions of section 12, paragraph 2, section 13 or 13 b, to undertake the action required by the prohibition or regulations issued by the local authority under section 17 in an individual case in order to prevent tobacco smoke from spreading into indoor premises where tobacco smoking is prohibited; or 3) allows use of the smoking area for another purpose than that referred to in section 13 b, shall, unless the failure can be considered insignificant or a more severe punishment is prescribed for the action elsewhere in the law, be sentenced to a fine for failing to take protective measures required by the Tobacco Act If you answered to question , please specify the settings and extent/comprehensiveness of measures applied in indoor workplaces, public transport, indoor public places and, as appropriate, other public places. Complete Partial ne Indoor workplaces: government buildings health-care facilities educational facilities 1 universities private workplaces other (please specify: ) Public transport: airplanes trains ferries 1 except universities 27

28 ground public transport (buses, trolleybuses, trams) motor vehicles used as places of work (taxis, ambulances, delivery vehicles) private vehicles other (please specify: ) 28

29 Indoor public places: cultural facilities shopping malls pubs and bars nightclubs restaurants other (please specify: ) Please provide a brief summary of complete and partial measures, with specific details of the partial measures that have been implemented. Banning tobacco smoking in indoor workplaces Under Section 12 of the Tobacco Act, smoking is prohibited on the joint and public indoor premises of workplaces and on their indoor premises intended for clients and customers. Under Section 13 of the Tobacco Act, the proprietors of indoor premises may, however, allow smoking in a room intended for this purpose or in part of the facilities or space as long as no tobacco smoke can enter those indoor premises where smoking is prohibited. A separate room or other space for smoking shall not, however, be located in conjunction with indoor premises primarily used by persons under the age of eighteen. Under Section 13 b of the Tobacco Act, smoking can be allowed on the indoor premises of restaurants only in a separate smoking area approved for smoking. In that can case it must, however, be seen to it that tobacco smoke does not spread to the area where smoking is prohibited. It is prohibited to serve food or drink, or to eat or drink in the smoking area. Banning tobacco smoking in public transport Under Section 12 of the Tobacco Act, smoking is prohibited inside public means of transport. Under Section 13 of the Tobacco Act, the proprietors of public means of transport may, however, allow smoking in a room intended for this purpose or in part of the facilities or space as long as no tobacco smoke can enter those indoor premises where smoking is prohibited. A separate room or other space for smoking shall not, however, be located in conjunction with indoor premises primarily used by persons under the age of eighteen. Banning tobacco smoking in indoor public places Under Section 12 of the Tobacco Act, smoking is prohibited on the indoor premises of government agencies and authorities and comparable public bodies intended for the public and clients. Smoking is also prohibited at public events arranged indoors. Under Section 13 of the Tobacco Act, the proprietors of indoor premises and the organisers of public events may, however, allow smoking in a room intended for this purpose or in part of the facilities or space as long 29

30 as no tobacco smoke can enter those indoor premises where smoking is prohibited. A separate room or other space for smoking shall not, however, be located in conjunction with indoor premises primarily used by persons under the age of eighteen Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 8 (Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Amendments into Section 12 of the Tobacco Act entered into force 1 October Smoking is now prohibited: 1) on the indoor premises of family day care homes when family day care is provided there; 2) on the indoor premises and outdoor areas of institutions providing care for persons under the age of eighteen in virtue of the Child Welfare Act or the Mental Health Act; 3) on the joint and public indoor premises of apartment house companies or residential real estates of other housing communities; and 4) in shelters and spectators halls at public events arranged outdoors, and on other premises intended for following the event where the participants stay on places assigned for them. Smoking bans for educational institutions have been specified. Under Section 12 of the Tobacco Act, smoking is now prohibited on the indoor premises of educational institutions providing basic, vocational or upper secondary education and in their student dormitories, as well as in the outdoor areas in their use. Under Section 13 of the Tobacco Act, smoking may be allowed in at most one out of ten rooms for accommodation of customers in hotels and corresponding establishments. Irrespective of the number of rooms, smoking can however be allowed in three rooms for accommodation. In that case it has to be seen to it that employees are not exposed to tobacco smoke when working in these rooms USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Article 8 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 8 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 30

31 Regulation of the contents of tobacco products (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: testing and measuring the contents of tobacco products? testing and measuring the emissions of tobacco products? regulating the contents of tobacco products? regulating the emissions of tobacco products? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 9 (Regulation of the contents of tobacco products) in the past two years or since submission of your last report USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 9 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 31

32 Regulation of tobacco product disclosures (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: requiring manufacturers or importers of tobacco products to disclose to Government authorities information about the: contents of tobacco products? emissions of tobacco products? requiring public disclosure of information about the: contents of tobacco products? emissions of tobacco products? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 10 (Regulation of tobacco product disclosures) in the past two years or since submission of your last report USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 10 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 32

33 Packaging and labelling of tobacco products (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: requiring that packaging, individual cigarettes or other tobacco products do not carry advertising or promotion? (a) requiring that packaging and labelling do not promote a product by any means that are false, misleading, deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression about its characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions? (b) requiring that each unit packet and package of tobacco products and any outside packaging and labelling of such products carry health warnings describing the harmful effects of tobacco use? (b)(i) ensuring that the health warnings are approved by the competent national authority? (b)(ii) ensuring that the health warnings are rotated? (b)(iii) ensuring that the health warnings are clear, visible and legible? (b)(iii) If you answered "" to question , does your law mandate, as a minimum, a style, size and colour of font to render the warning clear, visible and legible? (b)(iv) ensuring that the health warnings occupy no less than 30% of the principal display areas? ensuring that the health warnings occupy 50% or more of the principal display areas? (b)(v) ensuring that health warnings are in the form of, or include, pictures or pictograms? 33