Licenses or permits are required for retail of tobacco and nicotine products. Cross-border distance sale of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes and nicotine-containing liquids is prohibited. Additionally, economic operators established in Finland shall not sell or otherwise supply these products to consumers using a means of distance communication.See also Article 18(1) of Directive 2014/40/EU on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products.