Sweden is banning outdoor smoking inIn a 142-120 vote on Wednesday, the Riksdagen extended the smoking ban as of July 1, 2019.In Sweden, smoking is currently allowed in designated smoking areas in most workplaces and public places.Official figures show only 11 per cent of the Swedish population of 10 million smoked daily in 2016, with about 10 percent smoking occasionally.In May 2005, Sweden banned smoking in bars and restaurants.According to the new law, the goal is to make the Scandinavian countrySource: Associated Press