The government introduces border control at Sweden's internal border

Border control will be reintroduced for six months, from November 12 to May 11 next year. The decision is taken against the background of the serious threat posed by Russia's war in Ukraine, as well as accompanying hybrid threats and the fact that hostile actors have moved and operated within the Schengen area.

- Russia's full-scale invasion and ongoing aggression against Ukraine means that we are in a serious security situation. It concerns, among other things, an increased threat of sabotage against Sweden and other EU member states, something that the Security Police recently informed about, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer and continues:

- It is important that our authorities have access to the tools they need to face this threat. A reintroduced border control provides important such tools.

It could, for example, be about tools to identify individuals who may pose a "threat to public order and internal security", according to the government's press release.

It is the police who decide where and how checks are to be carried out. Several other countries, such as France, Germany, Norway and Denmark, have also introduced border controls.