Traders are forced to cancel deliveries when the border is closed

- We were now forced to cancel all goods we intended to take home this weekend, says Rickard Östlund at Gränsbua in Flötningen.

The store, which is located just a few kilometers from the Norwegian border west of Idre in northern Dalarna, normally receives 95 percent of its sales from Norwegian customers. As recently as last Saturday, the border with Norway opened after being closed since mid-March. And the Norwegian customers returned quickly when they are now no longer forced into quarantine after a visit to Dalarna. But as of Saturday, the border will be closed again, after only one week.

- Sad but expected, says Rickard Östlund. He wears mouth guards himself so that Norwegians can feel safe and there are both disposable gloves and rubbing alcohol in the store that customers can use freely.

- Too bad for the store but for me it's good. It is good that they do not take any risks, says Geir Risbacken, a customer from Norwegian Drevsjö a few kilometers from Flötningen.