Changes in entry rules to countries and areas
The entry quarantine only applies to travelers from red, dark red, purple and gray countries who do not have one valid corona certificate. Children and young people under the age of 18 are exempt from entry quarantine regardless of where they come from. The entry quarantine can also offer other cards to all travelers by negative PCR test, so let’s come soon after arrival.
Quarantine hotel for the implementation of the quarantine was removed as a requirement from and including Saturday 25 September.
The changes in the country list will appear from the covid-19 regulation and the interactive map on FHI.no as of Monday, October 18th.
Countries in Europe
The following countries still do not have requirements for entry quarantine (same requirements for green and orange countries):
Green: Malta and Liechtenstein
Orange: Andorra, France, Italy, Iceland, Cyprus, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland (changed from green), Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Czech Republic (changed from green) and Vatican City.
The following countries will be introduced requirements for entry quarantine:
Hungary (changed from orange to red)
The following countries continue to be red or dark red and have requirements for entry quarantine (same requirements for red and dark red countries):
Red: Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, Croatia, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany and Austria
Dark red: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and the United Kingdom
Regions and autonomous territories in the Nordic region
Sweden
The following regions still do not have requirements for entry quarantine (same requirements for green and orange regions):
Green: Blekinge, Gotland, Värmland and Västernorrland
Orange: Dalarna, Gävleborg, Halland, Jämtland, Jönköping, Kalmar (changed from green), Kronoberg, Skåne, Södermanland, Uppsala, Västra Götaland, Örebro and Östergötland
The following region will be introduced requirements for entry quarantine:
Norrbotten (changed from orange to red)
The following regions remain red and require entry quarantine: Stockholm, Västerbotten and Västmanland
Denmark (including autonomous territories)
The following regions still do not have requirements for entry quarantine (same requirements for green and orange regions):
Orange: The capital (including Copenhagen), Central Jutland (changed from green), North Jutland, Zealand and Southern Denmark (changed from green).
The Faroe Islands are still red and therefore retain requirements for entry quarantine.
Greenland is still red and therefore retains requirements for entry quarantine.
Finland
The following regions still do not have requirements for entry quarantine (same requirements for green and orange regions):
Green: North Karelia’s SVD, Södra Savolax SVD and Åland
Orange: Central Hämeenlinna SVD (changed from green), Kajanalands SVD, Kymmenedalens SVD, Lapland SVD, Länsi-Pohja SVD, Södra Karelens SVD and Östra Savolax SVD
The following regions will be introduced requirements for entry quarantine:
Central Ostrobothnia SVD, Southern Ostrobothnia SVD and Vaasa SVD (all changed from orange to red)
The following regions remain red and require entry quarantine: Birkalands SVD, Southwest Finland SVD Helsinki and Uusimaa SVD, Central Finland SVD, Northern Savolax SVD, Northern Ostrobothnia SVD, Päijat-Häme SVD and Satakunta SVD
Selected archipelagos in Europe
The following archipelagos continue to have no requirements for entry quarantine (same requirements for green and orange archipelagos):
Green: Canary Islands (Spain), North Aegean Islands (Greece) and Sardinia (Italy)
Orange: Azores (Portugal), Balearic Islands (Spain), Corsica (France), Crete (Greece), Madeira (Portugal) and Sicily (Italy)
The following archipelagos continue to be red and have requirements for entry quarantine:
Ionian Islands (Greece) and South Aegean Islands (Greece)
Purple land and areas
NIPH assesses which countries and areas on the EU’s third country list have an infection situation that provides a basis for somewhat milder entry rules. These countries and areas are referred to as “purple countries”. Requirements are set for the entry quarantine, test and entry registration from purple country.
The following countries and territories remain purple: New Zealand, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Uruguay.
The following countries and territories change from purple to gray: Chile
The following countries and territories are gray: Australia, Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, Jordan, China, Macau, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Ukraine.
- Green countries: No entry requirements.
- Orange soil: No entry requirements.
- Red land: Duty to register information in the entry register. Requirements for testing at the border on arrival. Requirements for entry quarantine, children and young people under the age of 18 are exempt. The entry quarantine can be shortened by negative PCR test, so please leave three days after arrival.
- Dark red countries: Same requirements as for red countries.
- Small country: Same requirements for entry quarantine, entry registration and test as for red countries.
Other countries in the world (gray countries): Continued entry restrictions (restrictions on who is allowed to enter Norway), entry quarantine and test requirements at the border upon arrival. See more information about who is allowed to travel to Norway.
If you travel from a green or orange country, but stopover in a country with stricter quarantine requirements (for example red or dark red), the entry rules from the country you are stopping in apply when you arrive in Norway. This means that there are requirements for entry registration, border testing and entry quarantine if you stop in a red or dark red country. This does not apply if you can present a corona certificate which shows that you have been fully vaccinated or have undergone covid-19 in the last 6 months.
Have you been fully vaccinated or have undergone covid-19 in the last six months, and can document this with a verifiable corona certificate approved for entry into Norway? Then you are exempt from entry quarantine and do not have to fill in the entry registration form or take a test at the border. This applies regardless of which country you come from.
The basis for the changes is FHI’s weekly land assessment of regions in the Nordic region, countries and some selected archipelagos in Europe, in addition to selected third countries on the EU’s third country list. The assessments are based on the same threshold values as in the EU.
This week (even-numbered week), it is worthwhile for those contagious to make it relevant to tighten up or ease the entry restrictions and quarantine requirements. The decision means that relief is provided for some countries, while at the same time introducing entry restrictions and quarantine requirements for some countries.
New updates every week
NIPH assesses relevant countries and areas weekly. In even-numbered weeks, a broad assessment is made based on the infection situation and whether the countries and areas should be given relief or tightening. In odd-numbered weeks, only assess whether the infection situation dictates that some countries should have stricter rules (for example, change from green to orange or red).
Updates of the land assessors publications on regjeringen.no every Friday approx. at 12, and the changes take effect from midnight, night to the following Monday. The changes are stated in the covid-19 regulations and the interactive map on FHI.no.
The threshold values for registered infections, tests and population figures in European countries come from the European Agency for Infection Control (ECDC), which is also the primary source for FHI’s calculations. The criteria are based on figures for 100,000 inhabitants for the last 14 days and the proportion of positive samples. “Less than 50 cases” therefore means “Less than 50 confirmed cases per 100,000 inhabitants for the last 14 days”.
- Green countries: Less than 50 cases and less than 4% positive studies, or less than 75 cases and less than 1% positive tests.
- Orange soil: Less than 50 cases and 4% positive studies or more, or between 50 and 75 cases and proportion of positive samples of more than 1 percent, or between 75 and 200 cases and less than 4 percent positive products.
- Red countries: Between 75 to 200 cases and 4 percent positive studies or more, or between 200 and 500 confirmed cases.
- Dark red countries: If confirmed cases are 500 or more, or lack of necessary and reliable data for assessment. If it is special infection control considerations, such as high incidence of particularly infectious virus variants, the country should categorize a dark red independently of other positive products.
An overall assessment can mean that countries that qualify for green based on the objective criteria do not turn green, but become colored orange or red.
