Norway's borders were closed on January 29 and thousands of commuters from the EEA countries, including Sweden, could not get to or from their jobs on the other side of the border.
Since Monday, Swedish and Finnish day commuters are once again welcome in Norway, but for those who commute weekly, the border is still closed.
As Norway expects that the entry rules may remain strict for a long time to come, affected workers from the EEA area need support, Minister of Labor Torbjørn Røe Isaksen announced to the Norwegian news agency NTB on Thursday evening.
It reports Swedish Radio Ekot.
"Very happy"
The closed borders for workers have led to a major political conflict between Sweden and Norway, which has reached the level of the Prime Minister.
Sweden's Minister of Labor Eva Nordmark says in a comment to TT that the message is important for future development in the Nordic border regions.
- I am very happy with Norway's message and see it as a receipt of our good Nordic cooperation.
It means a lot to all the border commuters who have been worried about how to pay their bills, she says.
In Norway, however, there is political opposition to paying money to Swedes.
The Progress Party's Erlend Wiborg says that welfare funds should go to Norwegian citizens and not people from Romania, Poland, Latvia and Sweden.