- I have spoken with Finnish ministers and suggested that they develop a regional solution for the Swedish Tornedalen. Swedish Tornedalen has significantly lower infectivity than in Finnish Tornedalen. It is a thumbs down for Helsinki that they do not address this and find a regional solution, says Sven-Erik Bucht.

Free movement was put to the test

The Border Barriers Council is a political body under the Nordic Council of Ministers that works to promote free movement in the Nordic countries for both individuals and companies.

But the strict Finnish corona policy that stops Swedes from entering the country puts free movement to the test.

"Governments have a responsibility"

At the border between Haparanda and Tornio, the Finnish border guard force controls entry and exit to and from Finland.

- You can think like this that when this is over, the borders open and it becomes free to cross again. But that which grows, hatred, suspicion and nationalism can be difficult to wash away. And the governments of the Nordic countries have a responsibility for this, and not least the government in Helsinki, says Sven-Erik Bucht.