Sweden Reintroduces Border Controls Over Russian Hybrid Attack Concerns
Currently, eight of the 29 Schengen members have border controls in place or plan to renew them.
TL;DR
- Sweden has reintroduced border controls for a period of six months.
- The decision is driven by security risks, mainly hybrid threats from actors linked to Russia.
- The border checks will be in effect from November 12, 2027, to May 11, 2027.
- These measures extend previously introduced checks at Sweden's external borders.
- Sweden is part of the Schengen area, which generally allows travel without internal border checks.
- Schengen countries have the provision to temporarily reintroduce internal border controls under specific threat conditions.