"In recent weeks, there has been zero crossings into Norway from the Russian territory," he said.
Nesse added that the border between the two states is still open but since Norway decided to deport any people who crossed into the country using that route, migrants were opting to cross into Finland instead.
Norway has repeatedly stated that majority of the 5,500 migrants who crossed into Norway from Russia in 2015, most of whom were originally from the Middle Eastern, will be deported back across the border.
Last week, police in Norway’s northeastern Finnmark county and the Russian border service agreed to return migrants arriving in Norway through the Arctic Circle Storskog crossing back to Russia by bus instead of bicycles during winter. Thirteen such individuals were deported from Norway to Russia on Tuesday.
