Sweden Extends Border Controls for Six Months on Danish Border

Travel from Denmark to Sweden will require valid passport checks for another six months.

Sweden extended its temporary border controls starting this Thursday.

Swedish police will conduct spot checks at border crossings.

This includes the Øresund Bridge connecting Copenhagen and Malmö.

For train passengers, police may check documents at the first Swedish station.

Drivers crossing the bridge toward Sweden may also face random checks.

Nordic citizens can typically show a Nordic driving license.

Other travelers must carry an accepted passport or official identification document.

The Swedish Ministry of Justice announced this extension last week.

They cited security threats linked to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The ministry highlighted hybrid threats and hostile actors moving inside the Schengen area.

Schengen rules normally allow free movement without routine passport controls.

However, member countries can temporarily restore border checks for security concerns.

Denmark and Norway have also introduced similar temporary border checks.

This report is based on coverage by CPH Post.