tcrc European tobacco control country profiles database 2000 Finland

Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: Maxwell Report.


Trade and agriculture statistics *

Statistics Unit of measurement 1970 1980 1990 1995 1998
Cigarette imports sticks in millions 6 100 69 425 1205
Cigarette exports sticks in millions 315 3119 1307 1376 2084
Tobacco leaf imports metric tons in millions 6013 9057 6108 3188 5026
Tobacco leaf exports
[% of total exports]		 metric tons in millions [%] 6 [0.00%] 128 [0.00%] 235 [0.00%] 299 [0.00%] 1916
Cigarette production sticks in millions 6476 9162 8974 6542 12392
Employment in tobacco manufacturing people 1400 1500 1100 919



Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 90 LCU/1000 cigs ; 50% of retail price
Sales tax 22%
Source: ERC, 1999



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $3.68 20.90
Foreign brand $3.96 22.50
Source: EIU, Autumn 1999



Source: M. A. Corrao, G. E. Guindon, N. Sharma, D. F. Shokoohi, eds. Tobacco control country profiles. Atlanta : The American Cancer Society, 2000. Published for the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health.


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