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4 unusual facts about Schengen Area


Finland–Norway border

The border is open as both countries are part of the Schengen Area.

Gottfrid Svartholm

On 27 November 2013 he was extradited to Denmark, where he was charged with infiltrating the Danish social security database, driver’s license database, and the shared IT system used in the Schengen zone.

Pelješac Bridge

In the process of accession of Croatia to the European Union, the Croatian Government had claimed that a bridge would be a "prerequisite" for Croatia to enter the Schengen Area, but the European Commission stated in 2010 that this is only one of several options to handle the issue.

Schengen

Schengen Area, the group of European countries that have abolished border controls between each other


Cigarette smuggling

A 700-meters smuggling tunnel with a narrow gauge railway was revealed in July 2012 between Uzhgorod (Ukraine) and Vyšné Nemecké (Slovakia), at the border of Schengen Area.

Synchronised Armed Forces Europe

The opt-in model is the concept that is also applied to the Euro or Schengen Area.


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Sella Nevea

Because both Italy and Slovenia are members of the European Schengen area, skiers are able to freely cross the border between Italy and Slovenia, effectively merging the Sella Nevea and Bovec ski resorts into one large ski resort covering both sides of the Canin mountain.

Stockholm Bromma Airport

The airport underwent further improvements in 2005 and is now capable of separating passengers arriving from within and outside of the Schengen area.