The Foreign Ministry's advice against "unnecessary travel" to Norway followed shortly after the Public Health Agency on Saturday presented new recommendations on testing and quarantine for travelers from Norway.
This is due to an established outbreak of the more contagious and mutated virus variant B117 in the Oslo area.
The virus, which is a mutated variant of Covid-19, was originally found in the United Kingdom and has already spread to a number of different countries.
The Minister of the Interior held a press conference
In connection with the Minister of the Interior Mikael Damberg (S) presenting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' travel advice, the decision was also announced to introduce a travel ban from Norway.
According to the Minister of the Interior, the Foreign Ministry's travel advice comes as a result of the uncertainty that now prevails in Norway.
- It is much more uncertain to know as a Swedish citizen if you travel to Norway what will happen there.
If I am quarantined, will I be able to travel back?
All these uncertainties mean that we now advise against "unnecessary" trips to Norway, Damberg (S) answers at the press conference.
Strict restrictions in Norway
As a result of the virus outbreak, the Norwegian government yesterday imposed very strict restrictions in Oslo and nine other municipalities.
In the Oslo area, all "unnecessary" activities, such as shops, gyms and schools, were closed to stop the spread of infection.
Even before the dissuasion, it has been difficult for Swedes to travel to the neighboring country due to the test requirements and quarantine rules introduced by Norway in the past.
Joacim Rocklöv, professor of epidemiology and public health science at Umeå University, tells TT that 55 Swedish B117 cases have been discovered after sampling freely in society.