Anti-smoking laws in France and Germany have met fierce opposition.
But those crazy Finns are pushing very strict legislation:
Finland’s government aims to phase out smoking completely within the next 30 years.
“This new law proposal says, according to paragraph one, that we will get rid of smoking once and for all in Finland,” said Ilkka Oksala, the Finnish state secretary of health.
Under the proposed legislation:
By the spring, smokers in Finland will only be able to buy tobacco by asking for cigarettes from under the counter.
Tobacco vending machines are also being phased out over the next three years.
It will be illegal to smoke in a car carrying passengers under the age of 18
details – Finland aims to eliminate smoking
