Breaking News ! Five days ago the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, gave us the best news he'd given since he tried to manage that first press conference following the Dominic Cummings' Durham saga by talking about motorways. He said: "I’m not telling people that they shouldn’t book summer holidays now, it’s the first time that I’ve been able to say that for many months."

This led many people to consider their potential summer holidays, especially with lockdown easing in the UK and life feeling like its on the way back to normal. Now that pubs and non-essential retail are reopening and the weather is warming, Britons thoughts have turned to the true pillar of summer: going on your holibobs. Yes I said it. Many countries have significant and strict restrictions in place when it comes to international travel, and the UK advice for travel out of the country still currently states that it is illegal to leave - but this may change (thanks Grant Shapps). If you had a Scandi holiday in mind and have been spending all of lockdown fantasising about frolicking in the fjords of Norway, I don't blame you.

So here are the current restrictions on travel to Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland and also the latest updates on when we can expect travel to return. Sweden The gorgeous Stockholm in Sweden (Image: Michelle Maria/Wikimedia Commons) One of the only countries to focus its efforts on establishing herd immunity, Sweden avoided a lockdown for a long time but sadly the ideal levels of herd immunity don't seem to have been reached. Just yesterday it was reported to have the highest new number of cases in Europe. Whilst Sweden may well be able to pull this back by summer holiday time, it's not looking good right now and the advice is currently a ban on all English entry to the country, unless you are exempt. For instance, if you are stuck in England but Sweden is your home. Even then, Swedish entry requirements demand a negative Covid test before arrival. The government website states: "The Swedish government has imposed restrictions on travel from the UK to Sweden and entry requirements on travel to Sweden for foreign nationals.

. Some categories of passengers from the UK are exempt from this entry ban, including those who live in Sweden." So, things could change following the 31 May, if you're being hopeful. Keep your fingers crossed. For more news and features about London directly to your inbox sign up to our newsletter here Denmark (Image: Getty Images) Rules for Denmark also cover the Faroe Islands and Greenland. That being said, the Foreign Office is advising against all but essential travel to Denmark but it is not advising against travel to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Unlike Sweden, Denmark's entry criteria is a little more lenient, stating: "You can enter Denmark with a worthy purpose if you are resident in the UK. You must present proof of a negative COVID-19 test, taken no more than 24 hours before entry. Children under 12 are exempt. "You must also have a test on arrival and you are required to self-isolate for 10 days. There is an option for test to release after 4 days.

There are some exemptions including those delivering goods and services in/out of Denmark." So essentially, you need a worthy purpose. I'm not sure how kindly the Danish border force would take my claim that a summer holiday is my "worthy purpose" for entering the country, but it's worth a go. Read More Related Articles

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