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Sweden and Norway to open joint police station

22/05/2024, 06:35

Norway's Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl and Sweden's Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer take the first sod. Photo: Ministry of Justice.

Sweden and Norway are breaking new ground by constructing the first-ever jointly operated police station located directly on their shared border. The unique cross-border collaboration aims to strengthen efforts against transnational crime.

Hilde Wexels Riser

The groundbreaking ceremony for the pioneering project took place on May 15th at Magnormoen, with the Norwegian Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl and Swedish Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer ceremonially taking the first shovels of soil.

The 1,350 square meter (14,500 square foot) facility is scheduled for completion next summer. It will quite literally straddle the Norway-Sweden border, with the international boundary line dividing the building into separate Norwegian and Swedish sections.

– No project undertaken by Statsbygg (the Norwegian government’s key property adviser) has been as groundbreaking as this one, stated Harald Vaagaasar Nikolaisen, CEO of Statsbygg, during the welcoming address.

The station’s design will incorporate distinct elements representing the border bisecting it, including prominent floor markings demarking the international boundary within the building itself.

Both Swedish and Norwegian police will operate out of the soberly-styled, functionally designed station starting next summer. The joint facility is intended to provide a practical tool for law enforcement from both nations to better fulfill their public safety mandates through enhanced cross-border cooperation.

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