In Denmark, a 28-year-old Muslim woman has become the first person in the country to be fined under a new law, which prohibits wearing garments that cover the face in public. That includes full-body burqas, as well the niqab, which shows the eyes. Both are rare in Denmark, a region known for its liberal ideals. But are they still justified after Sweden's election results? CGTN's Guy Henderson reports.

It's 6 weeks since Denmark banned the Burqa. And yet this Danish Muslim "Sara", as she's known, is still travelling the country with hers on. To claim that she is no longer an equal citizen. At this workshop, someone asks if she views homosexuals as equals. Sara explains it may be against her religion, but that it is, in her view, a personal choice. A choice she is no longer afforded, Sara tells us outside.

SARA DANISH MUSLIM "I think when you have difficulties with your own identity, when you're unsure of yourself, it's much easier to attack someone else. I wish people had more self-confidence, so they didn't have to treat Muslims badly to make themselves feel better."

Back in Copenhagen, an assertion of that very identity, a side-event for Danish Constitution Day outside parliament. In the congregation: lawmakers from the far-right Danish Peoples' Party. They'd said for years that a ban would be lawful. Now it's reality, we asked their co-founder about Sara's predicament.

PETER SKAARUP CO-FOUNDER, DANISH PEOPLE'S PARTY "If she wants to contribute to the Danish society and that's what we want from her, then she should realise that the Burqa is not the way forward."

That's being heard on the other side of this bridge.

GUY HENDERSON DENMARK-SWEDEN BORDER "Scandinavians have a proud history of tolerance but it appears to have its limits. In Denmark, lawmakers want Muslims citizens to put their nation over their God, freedom of expression, above freedom of religion. And even across the Oresund bridge in Sweden, the debate has also been shifting."

The far-right Sweden Democrats made significant gains in elections last weekend. That is scaring Swedish Muslims like Farah Alhajeh. The courts recently upheld her religious freedom after a job interview went wrong.

FARAH ALHAJEH SWEDISH MUSLIM "I said 'hi, I don't shake hands' — he said 'why?'. I said 'because I'm Muslim'. And then he said — 'then we can finish the interview here'."

Still Farah worries if that right might be in jeopardy.

FARAH ALHAJEH SWEDISH MUSLIM "I don't even know if it's safe for me or not. We're all pretty confused."

As some in this traditionally tolerant nation wonder if their openness went too far. One minority in particular is wondering what it might mean for them. GH, CGTN, Sweden.