Several countries turn from green to orange, some turn dark red, and one country turns green.
This week is an even week, which means the National Institute of Public Health has assessed whether the infection situation makes it essential to tighten or relax entry restrictions and quarantine requirements from countries, regions of Sweden, Denmark and Finland and archipelagos in Europe.
Here changes which are effective from midnight on July 18-19:
The countries Belgium, France, Faroe Islands, Greece and Malta change from green to orange. So you must be quarantined if you travel to Norway from these countries.
At the same time, the countries of Cyprus and Great Britain turn dark red. This means that when entering Norway, you must be quarantined in hotels.
In addition, Latvia is turning green.
Bulgaria, Estonia, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Vatican and Austria are already green countries.
At the same time, Ireland and Monaco are orange, and Andorra, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain are red.
Several changes to entry restrictions. Sweden
Changes are also being introduced in five regions of Sweden.
Blekinge, Jönköping, Kalmar and Kronoberg will be green. Norrbotten turns from red to orange.
Dalarna, Gotland, Gävleborg, Halland, Jämtland, Skåne, Stockholm, Södermanland, Uppsala, Västerbotten, Västernorrland, Västmanland, Västra Götaland, Örebro and Östergötland are already green regions in Sweden.
Norbotten turns from red to orange while Värmland is red as before.
Denmark
The rules are tightened in several regions of Denmark. Now only southern Denmark is green, while Zealand, Central Jutland and North Jutland will be orange.
The Capital Region turns red.
Finland
In Finland, SVD Kajanalands will be green and SVD Vasa will be orange.
Several Finnish regions remain green. Central Finland SVD, Central Ostrobothnia SVD, Södra Savolax SVD, Östra Savolax SVD, Central Hämeenlinna SVD, Lapland SVD, Länsi-Pohja SVD, North Karelia SVD, North Ostrobothnia SVD, Birkalandsa Nora SVD, SVD SVD, South Karelia SVD, SVD from South Karelia South Ostrobothnia, SVD of southwestern Finland and the Aland Islands.
These are the entry and quarantine requirements from 5th July
- Green countries: there are no requirements for testing prior to entering Norway or being quarantined. You must complete the application form and check yourself at the border upon arrival. Those who live in green countries are exempt from the ban on entering Norway.
- Orange countries: Orange country travelers have the same rules as red country travelers. However, you may need to introduce separate requirements for orange countries later.
- Red countries : There are a limited number of people allowed to enter Norway. People who are entitled to enter Norway must have a negative test certificate prior to entry. Fill out the entry registration form, check yourself at the border upon arrival and go through the entry quarantine.
- Dark red countries: the same entry rules as the red countries, but additionally part of the entry quarantine must be carried out in quarantine hotels.
- Violet: Grandparents, partners and others from these countries are exempt from the entry ban. You must apply for a partner's prior entry permit when the country of departure is purple and the entry permit may only be used when the country is purple. Read more on this circular . Otherwise, the same entry rules (quarantine, test, etc.) as in the red countries.
- Other countries in the world: Same entry rules (quarantine hotel, test, etc.) as for dark red countries.
If you are fully vaccinated or have had COVID-19 in the last six months and can you document this with a valid Norwegian or European certificate with a QR code? Then you can travel to Norway. You are released from entry quarantine. You do not need to have a negative test certificate, complete an entry registration form or do a border test. This applies regardless of the country you come from.
Read more on the site "What is it about you?" on helsenorge.no. It also sets out which exceptions apply from the list above so that minors have exceptions to the quarantine hotels requirement.
