The Nordic Freedom of Movement Council has stated that the Nordic states have failed to properly account from recent experience of border controls within the Nordic states (from the COVID-19 era) and that there has been no impact assessment for the border regions for any proposed changes in national law.
In particular, the Council has took aim at Sweden, as the geographic centre and largest state of the Nordic region, for its proposed changes to national laws on border controls and ID checks.
Any changes to national law on border controls by the Nordic states will naturally trigger scrutiny by the European Commission (for Denmark, Finland, and Sweden), and the EFTA Surveillance Authority (for Iceland and Norway) to ensure full compliance with EU law, including the free movement of workers, the free movement of services, Union citizenship, and arising secondary law, including, inter alia, Schengen.
The Nordic Freedom of Movement Council is designed to remove the cross-border obstacle identified by individuals and businesses throughout the Nordic region. It consists of ten members: eight appointed by the ministers for co-operation of, respectively, Denmark, Finland, the Faroese Islands, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Sweden and Åland, plus a representative of the Nordic Council and the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. It is linked to the relevant Nordic Council of Ministers and to the relevant national ministries and parliaments. It is an independent body and it does not represent the positions of the Nordic governments or the Nordic Council of Ministers.
The full statement of the Nordic Freedom of Movement Council can be read here.