A Danish man who encountered health problems after 50 years of smoking has lost his legal fight against the tobacco company he favoured. Read the full story

A northern Swedish deli has achieved the seemingly impossible by offering several varieties of sausage that claim to contain up to 125 percent meat. Read the full story

A new parliamentary motion put forth to the Icelandic Althingi calls for the sale of tobacco products to be restricted solely to registered pharmacies. Read the full story

An elderly Swede has been fined for throwing a bucket of water out of his window and over his neighbour in a dramatic move to extinguish his cigarette. Read the full story

A Tunisian man flying Ryanair from Milan to Oslo found out first hand why all the on-board anti smoking signs are so severely worded. Read the full story

Finland has this week enacted the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world, which aim to phase out the habit altogether by preventing teenagers from ever lighting up. The legislation, which was put into force on Friday 1st October, seeks to make the country smoke-free by limiting the availability and visibility of tobacco products rather than an outright ban. Read the full story

Finnish smokers may soon find themselves out in the cold, as more and more landlords insist on non-smoking rental agreements. The first tobacco-free block of flats was completed in the city of Espoo in April, but plans for another 400 similar apartments are already underway. Read the full story

Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been forced to destroy product worth five million euro following changes to legislation that require all cigarettes sold in Finland to be self-extinguishing. Read the full story

Taxpayers are bearing the brunt for smokers according to a new report from the Danish Health Ministry. Read the full story

The anti-smoking campaign in Finland is continuing apace with municipal employers and companies beefing up their smoke-free workplace policies. Read the full story