Poland–Sweden ferry no longer means quarantine in Norway – new interpretation
⚠️ POLAND – SWEDEN FERRY? NO MORE QUARANTINE IN NORWAY – NEW INTERPRETATION ⚠️
Norway set out rules under which there was a fairly clear view that a Poland–Sweden ferry would trigger quarantine as use of public transport in a red country. For many of you this was absurd and, fortunately, today HelseNorge has issued a new interpretation after consulting lawyers.
⚠️ POLAND – NORWAY JOURNEY BY FERRY EN ROUTE
One of our readers asked HelseNorge, the body responsible for interpreting the rules, for clarification. The interpretation she received is as follows:
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Viser til understående svar fra oss om din reise fra Polen til Norge.
Vi har fått oppdatert informasjon fra våre jurister om karantenebestemmelsene for å kjøre bil fra Polen, med ferge til Sverige, for så å kjøre via Sverige til Norge med privatbil.
Oppdateringen lyder som følger:
Hvis den reisende kjører fergen fra et grønt land (Polen) også kun kjører privat bil i Sverige uten å bruke offentlig transport, uten å overnatte der og uten å ha nærkontakt med andre enn dem de bor sammen med, så har den reisende ikke brukt offentlig transport i et land med karanteneplikt. De vil da få unntak etter § 6e \najprawdopodobniej chodzi o 6a i to literówka\ og faller ikke under karanteneplikten ved ankomst Norge.
Vi beklager at dere har fått oppgitt feil informasjon tidligere.
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In free translation, this means that people who travel from a green country by car and take a ferry from there to a red country, and then continue the journey by car, are travelling safely. In other words, they are not subject to quarantine and can enter Norway as tourists in this way.
⚠️ SO HOW CAN YOU REACH NORWAY WITHOUT QUARANTINE/AS A TOURIST?
This means that Norway can be reached safely in the following ways:
1. By direct flight (without stopovers in red areas)
2. By car overland
3. By car overland with ferries departing from Poland
The interpretation still does not change for other methods, meaning the journey will be unsafe if:
1. We take the Denmark/Germany–Norway ferry (a ferry from a red country is considered unsafe).
2. We use public transport other than those listed above
3. We stay overnight in a red area (of course, this does not mean an isolated overnight stay in our own car)
⚠️ ONLY THE INTERPRETATION HAS CHANGED, NOT THE RULES
This means that, in theory, if you were quarantined or were not allowed into Norway because of such a ferry journey, you have the right to compensation.
– full quarantine rules: https://www.facebook.com/KsiegowyNorwegia/posts/507938730646611 – I recommend looking here, as most of your questions are answered there.
– Follow on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ksiegowynorwegia/
source: private email with confirmed authenticity from Helse Direktoratet.