Storskog
Storskog is a small place in the county of Troms og Finnmark in the far northeast of Norway . The only border crossing between Norway and Russia is located in the vicinity of the place on the European route 105 .
The time difference when crossing the border is two hours in winter and only one hour in summer due to the summer time in Norway .
Since February 2015, the Storskog border crossing has been used by refugees as a so-called “Arctic route”. The transition established itself as a way for refugees from Syria and Afghanistan to get to Norway. In November 2015, the Norwegian government introduced stricter asylum regulations in Norway.
Coordinates: 69 ° 40 ′ N , 30 ° 12 ′ E
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Footnotes
- ↑ zeit.de November 16, 2015: [1]
- ↑ Homepage of the Norwegian government: Stricter asylum regulations in Norway (November 12, 2015)