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Oulu bans smoking on bus-stops

The City Council passed the bylaw on smoking after initiatives from the public.

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- As we all know smoking is not healthy. It is not healthy for a person who smokes or for other people who will be exposed to smoking, City Councilor Anu Määttä, told the local newsportal 65DN.

With the new law, Oulu is the first city in the Barents Region with non-smoking bus-stops.

Also, smoking has been banned among all City of Oulu employees at any time during working hours.

Next step on the northern Finnish city’s health plan is to create a roadmap towards an “alcohol-free city.”

New bylaws are discussed in order to make all events and trips organized by the City of Oulu alcohol free. 

With a series of laws to come, the government in Finland is the first in the world to say it intends to phase out smoking completely.

Finland banned smoking in all bars and restaurants in 2007.