On 12 March this year, Norway decided on very strict rules to prevent the spread of infection.
Schools were closed, events were banned.
The border with Sweden was closed with quarantine rules and guarded by the military and police.
"Very stupid"
An international match quickly arose.
Norwegian politicians and government officials claimed that Sweden's strategy was too relaxed and dangerous, while the Swedes considered Norway's rules to be difficult to understand and unsustainable in the long run.
And the evening papers highlighted the national struggle.
- I think that has been very stupid.
For this is no competition.
We have slightly different political systems.
In Sweden, the Swedish Communicable Diseases Authority is in the driver's seat.
In Norway, it is the politicians who have the political responsibility.
Sweden is a little more withdrawn in political life by using long-term goals and being less in the details, says the Prime Minister.
"Minor difference"
She believes that there has been a little too much focus on differences.
- There has been less difference than you might have thought throughout the period.
The difference was that we closed all the schools while Sweden only closed part of the school system.
Right now, the measures are relatively similar between the countries, says Erna Solberg.
When SVT asks the Prime Minister when it may be possible for a physical interview on site in Oslo again, she says that it can happen soon.
- I reckon that with the figures Sweden has had when it comes to infection rates, it can be within a month if it continues as it is now.
Then it would be possible for the whole of Sweden to become more open and normal.
But we have to keep a meter distance.
In the Nordic countries, it is a common intimate zone to keep a distance of one meter from people you are not related to, says Erna Solberg.