Table 2

Appeals to regional administrative courts by e-cigarette businesses in Finland

Court case*Administrative courtLaw firmSale of flavours detected by tobacco control
(month/year)
Municipal decision sent to the entrepreneur
(month/year)
Appeal to court on decision
(month/year)
Court order to suspend enforcement
(month/year)
Court decision on the appeal
(month/year)
1I1October/2017April/2018May/2018May/2018
2II1November/2017June/2018June/2018June/2018May/2019
3III1May/2017August/2018September/2018September/2018
4IV2July/2018October/2018October/2018November/2018
5I2March/2018December/2018January/2019February/2019
6I1March/2018January/2019January/2019March/2019
7III2†August/2018March/2019March/2019March/2019
8IV2March/2018March/2019March/2019Not requested
9IV1July/2018April/2019April/2019May/2019
  • *In chronological order by date of appeal submission.

  • †Signed by the entrepreneur, but contents essentially identical to those made by law firm 2.