Norway introduces entry quarantine for arrivals from regions in Italy, Finland and Sweden
The Norwegian authorities have introduced entry quarantine for arrivals from Italy’s Sicily, the regions of Kainuu and Satakunta in Finland, and the regions of Dalarna, Jämtland, Jönköping and Södermanland in Sweden.
In addition, this measure, which will take effect on December 20, will also affect arrivals from Romania, the Azores archipelago in Portugal, the Central Ostrobothnia region in Finland and the Gotland region in Sweden, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com.
In addition, this risk assessment, which is the last for this year, reveals that no countries are currently placed in Norway’s green category, which means that arrivals from all EU member states must undergo some entry requirements such as quarantine or testing.
Unvaccinated arrivals from dark red and red categories must do a pre-departure test, PCR or antigen test, taken 24 hours before arrival. In addition, the traveler must undergo quarantine requirements and complete the isolation by taking a test no later than the third quarantine day.
The dark red category includes:
- EU Member States: Andorra, Belgium, Estonia, France, Greece, Ireland, Croatia, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal (changed from red), Slovakia, Slovenia, UK, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Austria.
- Sweden: Västmanland
- Denmark: The capital (including Copenhagen), Central Jutland, North Jutland, Zealand and Southern Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
- Finland: Birkaland and Northern Ostrobothnia.
- EU archipelagos: Ionian Islands (Greece), Corsica (France), Crete (Greece) and Madeira (Portugal).
Furthermore, the same rules apply for arrivals from red category, consisting of:
- EU Member States: Red: Bulgaria, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, San Marino, Spain and Vatican City.
- Sweden: Blekinge, Gävleborg, Halland, Kalmar, Skåne, Stockholm, Uppsala, Värmland, Västernorrland, Västra Götaland, Örebro and Östergötland, Dalarna, Jämtland, Jönköping and Södermanland.
- Finland: Central Hämeenlinna, Southwest Finland, Helsinki and Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, Lapland, Central Finland, Northern Savonia, Päijat-Hämeenlinna, Southern Ostrobothnia and Southern Karelia, Kainuu and Satakunta.
- EU archipelagos: Balearic Islands (Spain), Canary Islands (Spain), North Aegean Islands (Greece) and South Aegean Islands (Greece).
Milder entry rules apply from the orange and green category, as they must perform a PCR or antigen test three days after arrival in Norway. The orange category includes the following:
- EU Member States: Romania
- Sweden: Kronoberg, Norrbotten and Västerbotten.
- Finland: Central Ostrobothnia.
- EU archipelago: Azores (Portugal)
Fully vaccinated travelers may, however, travel into the country under less stringent requirements.
“People arriving in Norway must be tested for SARS-CoV-2 at the border crossing point in Norway, regardless of vaccination status. The test must be an antigen rapid test and the traveler must wait for a response at the test station.” Public health explains.
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According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), 27,231 positive cases with covid-19 and 63 deaths related to the virus have been reported in Norway in the last seven days.
In addition, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reveals that 1,792 are positive
Omicron cases have so far been confirmed in Norway. However, the total number of these cases includes both probable and confirmed cases with the Omicron version.
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