Norway has said it will be sending back around 5,500 refugees who arrived in the country by cycling through the Arctic Circle Storskog crossing last year.
The refugees, most of whom are Syrian, took advantage of a legal loophole in the law last year, as while people are not allowed to cross the border from Russia on foot or enter in cars without paperwork, bicycles are permitted to enter.
It is reported that Russian business owners have been charging hundreds of dollars for a bicycle and a trip to the Finnish border, though the route is still significantly cheaper and safer than that by boat, over the Mediterranean water and into mainland Europe.
