Schengen but Not EU: What Norwegians and Icelanders Should Know

Because Norway and Iceland are both Schengen members despite being outside the EU, a flight from either country into Arlanda is treated the same as any other internal Schengen route — normally no passport check on arrival, just landing and collecting any checked luggage. Carry your passport or ID card anyway, since temporary internal border checks can be reintroduced. This is the part travellers usually already expect, since it mirrors how easy travel already feels between the Nordic countries.

The part that catches people out is customs. Being outside the EU means Norway and Iceland aren't inside the EU's single customs area, so allowances for bringing goods into Sweden — alcohol, tobacco, certain other items — follow the non-EU visitor rules rather than the more generous EU-to-EU allowances. It's worth checking the current limits on Sweden's customs authority site (Tullverket) before you travel if you're planning to bring anything that might be affected, rather than assuming EU-style limits apply.

In practice, the border experience itself is simple — normally no queue for passport control — but it's worth having any customs-relevant items declared or accounted for if you're carrying something close to a limit. None of this affects how you book or pay for an airport transfer, which works the same regardless of which side of the EU/Schengen split your flight originated from.

Whether you're flying in from Oslo, Reykjavík or anywhere else, booking a pickup at Arlanda works exactly the same way — enter your flight number and destination, and the fixed price for the route is shown before you book. Because there's normally no passport queue to add uncertainty to your arrival timing, the flight-tracking side of a booking does the rest, adjusting your pickup to your actual landing time regardless of how quickly you clear the terminal.

It's worth remembering this applies equally on the way home — a departure booking back to Arlanda for a flight to Oslo or Reykjavík works the same way, and the same quick Schengen exit applies in reverse when you land back home.