{"id":2469,"date":"2018-03-26T10:36:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T08:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suomenash.upcloud-1.web-veistamo.fi\/?page_id=2469"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:32:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:32:47","slug":"smoking-on-balconies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suomenash.fi\/en\/tobacco-policy\/tobacco-act\/smoking-on-balconies\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking on balconies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Smoking on balconies <\/h1>\n

Smoking in shared and common indoor areas of housing corporations is prohibited.\u00a0 Housing corporations only, not individual residents,\u00a0 have the opportunity to apply for a smoking ban for balconies and outdoor areas of apartments as well as indoor spaces of apartments.<\/p>\n

The municipal authority may impose a smoking ban if, due to structures or other conditions, tobacco smoke can be spread, for example, from one balcony to another.<\/p>\n

A smoking ban can also be imposed for indoor living spaces, if the spreading of tobacco smoke cannot be prevented by repairing and altering structures. Before imposing the ban, the occupant of the living space must be given the opportunity to stop the smoke from being spread by his\/her own measures.<\/p>\n

A smoking ban in indoor living spaces is not applied to the use of electronic cigarettes.<\/p>\n

The general meeting decides<\/h4>\n

The decision to apply to the municipality for a smoking ban is made at the housing corporation\u2019s general meeting. Shareholders must be notified in advance of the application in preparation.<\/p>\n

The property owner (housing corporation) is responsible for ensuring that tobacco smoke is not spread to apartments through ventilation, open windows or structures.<\/p>\n

More measures needed<\/h4>\n

The bans and restrictions on smoking laid down in the Tobacco Act have helped to effectively reduce exposure to tobacco smoke in public spaces and workplaces. Although the Tobacco Act contains provisions prohibiting or restricting smoking in housing corporations, it is still difficult to solve smoke problems in block buildings, terraced houses and two-dwelling houses.<\/p>\n

In terms of protecting the health of the population, it is inconsistent to protect people in workplaces from exposure to a carcinogenic mixture when there is no equivalent protection in homes. <\/p><\/div>\n

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I want a smoke-free home<\/h4>\n