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– The changes that have been made from the Norwegian side, no practical significance, all the time Finland has travel restrictions, says operasjonsleder Karl Erik Thomassen at Troms police district.
on Friday, announced the government that norwegians with cabin in Sweden or Finland, can go to the cottage to shovel away the snow on the roof, without being put in quarantine when they come back. The assumption is that they just go straight to the cabin and not seek out some other places while they are in these countries.
the Problem is only that Finland has closed the border.
– The only Finland let in, is godstrafikk, their own citizens and EEA nationals in transit, ” says Thomassen.
It was Aurora who first talked about this matter.
Troms police district has responsibility for border control at Helligskogen. Many norwegians have a cabin in the Kilpis.
Hoping request
One of the hytteeierne Karl Johan Brekmo in Tromsø. He was surprised when he heard the news that it would now be allowed to go to neighboring countries to pave the hyttetak without being put in quarantine.
Norwegians with a cabin in Finland, not checked the cabin say as long as Finland has closed the border.
Photo: Private
– It is really amazing that the government can come up with something like that when the Finnish rules are as they are. But everyone can make mistakes. What we hope for, is that the Norwegian government can get an agreement with Finland so that the cabin owners are allowed to inspect their huts, ” he says.
According to the Brekmo there are many who are concerned about the state of the cabins. Many have not been in Finland for a month, and will be happy to check that both the water and electricity are in order.
There’s great value it’s all about. Many also have spa bath as they want to get checked, ” he says.
Get the exception from the rules
Tom Olsen is the chief of the border control in the customs for a job in North-Norway. Nor where is it come a message that Finland change its grenseregler. Thus, the norwegians turned back at the border.
According to the Finnish authorities, it is only made a few exceptions for who can arrive in Finland during the koronapandemien.
Persons who are Finnish or live in Finland, get to get home. Shuttle service is provided to or through other EU – and Schengen-countries are allowed. In addition, there is the exception for the necessary shuttle services and other necessary transport. Norwegians like to shovel hyttetak is not listed on the list of necessary transport.
the Rules have also not been updated since 20. march.
– Applies where it is possible
state secretary Anne Grethe Erlandsen at the ministry of Health says in an e-mail to NRK Friday evening that it is natural that karanteneunntakene be regulated alike, regardless of whether the lodge is situated in Finland or in Sweden.
– The national karantenereglene, and exemptions from karanteneplikten, applies to the extent that it is possible to pass the limits. The change, therefore, not on the other country’s at any time current regulation of grensepasseringer.
She points to the fact that the individual therefore must clarify with the Finnish authorities or grensestasjoner if you get access to the entry when the purpose is to perform strictly necessary hyttevedlikehold and supervision, so as to return to Norway.
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