the Norwegian public roads administration reported that the E6 over Kvænangsfjellet can be completely closed from Monday afternoon and throughout Tuesday. This means that Finnmark is shut off from the rest of the country.

Previously it has been possible with the detour via Finland, but it is not possible now because of the koronatiltak.

” We have had very demanding driving conditions and many stengninger both the last few days and this whole winter. The special right now is that værprognosene suggest that the E6 over Kvænangsfjellet can be long-lasting closed, ” says operations manager Siril Veiåker Nilsen in by Vegtrafikksentralen North in the Norwegian public roads administration in a press release.

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Monday afternoon was the formation of colonnes and closed roads in several places in the North of Norway because of bad weather. The Norwegian public roads administration is usikkre on how long it is possible to maintain this, as it is reported very bad weather Monday night and all Tuesday.

Veiåker Nilsen encourage people to examine koronareglene in Norway and Finland before heading out on the road.

– the Weather and driving conditions is an extra reason to stay where you are, ” says Veiåker Nilsen.

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There are also challenges with to get the delivered mail in Finnmark county, when the storm creates closures, and thus a part of delays of delivery of mail, goods and cargo.

Winter has klort stuck in the north. There is a lot of snow and strong winds, noesom do that several roads and mountain passes are closed. A consequence of it is that it required a part to delays in deliveries of packages, mail and cargo in the county of Troms and Finnmark, explains the officer in the Post, Kenneth Tjønndal Pettersen.

He says they are trying to find solutions, and that it hopefully is not to talk about more than one day’s delay at the post and goods to the Troms and Finnmark.

As a solution, running goods and mail to north via Finland, now that the E6 Kvænangsfjellet is closed.

– We must stand in the same column as the other, but we try to find solutions where possible. So that now when Kvænangsfjellet is closed so we have been running about Finland to come to Finnmark.