Increase in the seizure of «tourist fish»
Increase in the seizure of «tourist fish» in Norway Norwegian Customs have seized over eight tonnes of so-called «tourist fish» so far in 2019. The…
Border
The border with Russia 2 kilometres longer
The border with Russia 2 kilometres longer than before For the first time since 1947, Norway and Russia have surveyed the entire (land) border between…
Two migrants arrested at the Russian border
Two arrested at the border between Norway and Russia Two Nigerian migrants who were on their way to the Norwegian border from Russia have been…
Norwegian soldiers crossed into Finland – The armed forces apologized
A Norwegian military snowmobile patrol drove wrong and ended up on the Finnish side of the border, Thursday last week. The patrol must not…
The cross-border trade booms again
The border trade at Svinesund grew faster than domestic trade, such that the NHO believes that in 2017, the cross-border trade overtook inland trade. …
Syrian arrested in Russia in an attempt to enter Norway
A Syrian citizen was arrested by Russian border guards when he tried to climb a barbed wire and cross the border into Norway. Border Commissioner…
14 right-wing Swedes arrested at the border
14 right-wing Swedes arrested at the Swedish border in Østfold The police in Østfold have arrested 14 people who are suspected to be right-wing extremists…
2,300 litres of alcohol seized at the border
In excess of 2,300 litres of alcohol seized at the border This weekend, the customs officers made seizures at the border, which in total constituted…
Eight million cars passed the bridges between Norway and Sweden in 2016
Traffic growth across Svinesund was 4.27 per cent in 2016 compared with the previous year. Over eight million drove across Sweden’s border. The eight million…
Two Russians in questioning after crossing the border illegally
Two Russian anglers during Easter wound up on the Norwegian side of the border, therefore they had to spend the off day being interrogated by…
Turkish minister stopped at the border – was to run election campaign
A Turkish minister has been apprehended by the Rotterdam police after being stopped by Dutch border police earlier in the day, NTB reports citing Dutch…
57 people have been deported or refused entry via new controls at Norway’s border
57 people have been rejected or expelled as a result of new border controls at the internal ‘Schengen’ border since new controls began. P4 obtained…
Attempted to smuggle 52,000 cigarettes over the border
Norwegian Customs officers stopped three Romanians crossing the border at Svinesund, from Sweden to Norway. They claimed they they were going to Stavanger to seek…
EU gives Norway a permission to continue the border control
Norway has been given the green light to proceed with the border control at the ferry docks for another three months. The extension was formally…
Systematic control of EU citizens at the perimeter
EU citizenship should be obtained through mandatory and systematic control at the Union’s external border. Control means that all passengers should be checked against relevant…
Near every fifth lorry across the border is from Poland or the Baltic countries
In total, lorries transported 3.2 million tonnes of goods to or from Norway in the 3rd quarter of 2016; a decrease of 0.5 per cent…
Norwegian border gets seal of approval by the EU
European Commission approves the temporary border controls Norway has introduced the ferry arrivals from Denmark, Sweden and Germany. In addition to Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany…
One out of three lorries are Norwegian-registered
One third of all the lorries that crossed the Norwegian border by road were Norwegian-registered in the first quarter of 2016. Norwegian lorries are still…
Swede stopped at the border with 1,500 liters of beer
The trip turned expensive for a Swedish man who tried to cross the border at Ørje in Østfold. Customs officers found 1.500 liters of beer…
Nordic border controls
What impact border controls will have on Nordic co-operation is one of the items on the agenda when the Nordic Council’s spring theme session takes…