The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Slovakia and in Finland: one law, two different practices?

Table 2 Smoke-free environments in 2017 in Slovakia and in Finland

Complete^a smoking ban exists in:	Slovakia	Finland
Health-care facilities	Yes	No
Educational facilities except universities	Yes	Yes
Universities	Yes	No
Government facilities	No	No
Indoor offices and workplaces	Yes	No
Restaurants	No	No
Cafés, pubs and bars	No	No
Public transport	No	No
All other public places	–	–

^aComplete means that smoking is not permitted, with no exceptions allowed, except in residences and indoor places which serve as equivalents to long-term residential facilities (e.g. prisons and nursing homes). Ventilation and designated smoking rooms / areas do not protect people from the harms of passive smoking, and the only laws providing protection are those that result in the complete absence of smoking in all public places
Source: own processing based on WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2017 (2017)

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