 An old Finnish pack of Blend cigarettes, with a Finnish text warning at the bottom of the pack.
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| Product type | Cigarette |
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| Produced by | Swedish Match AB |
| Country | Sweden |
| Introduced | 1971 |
| Markets | See Markets |
| Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1 | |
Blend is a Swedish brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Swedish Match AB.
History
Blend was introduced in 1971 by Swenska Tobaks AB as a low-tar cigarette brand. The first variant, which came to be known as Yellow Blend after the colour of the package, had 12 milligrams of tar. The following year, a menthol flavoured variant was launched called Blend Blue.
Markets
The brand's focal market is Sweden, but its products are also available in Finland, Spain and Russia.