Coronavirus: Finland has the pandemic best under control - what is the key to success?

Finland appears to be the "silent winner" in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

But what are the factors that lead to success?

• Europe has been badly hit by the second wave of coronavirus.

• Finland seems to have the coronavirus * under control.

• The country had the lowest infection rate in the EU.

Munich / Helsinki - The number of new corona infections * is increasing worldwide, and

particular

has been hit hard by the second wave of coronavirus *.

While stricter measures have been taken in many European countries to

contain

the

,

appears to have

the virus under control.

The restaurants are well frequented, and in Finland's capital Helsinki normal everyday life seems to be going on.

The country even has the

the EU - but what is the key to success?

Coronavirus in Finland: lowest infection rate in the EU

Sweden's Sonderweg

caused enormous international attention, criticism - and success during the coronavirus pandemic.

But the real

terms of containing the pandemic seems to be Sweden's neighbor

.

The

rate recently averaged 45.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which is the lowest value in the EU.

For comparison: In Germany this value was well over 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past week.

And the

of the corona virus * are much milder in Finland than in its European neighbors.

The economy shrank by 6.4 percent in the second quarter, which was well below the 14 percent decline in the EU average.

Success in the fight against Corona: Several factors play a role in Finland

In the spring, Finland's government under the 34-year-old Prime Minister

and Prime Minister

reacted

immediately and, unlike Sweden, imposed a two-month

in March

.

Travel to and from the capital

was prohibited.

Subsequently, the country largely returned to normal.

An effective system for

and tracking infection chains also helped keep infections low.

The

is also

to be seen

as a central component of success

.

2.5 million of the total population (5.5 million) have "Corona Flash" installed on their smartphone.

Resistance to corona rules: Finns adhere to guidelines

Resistance of the population to the government's

is also barely noticeable.

The

not only adhere to the requirements of the authorities, some even see them as an asset.

In a survey carried out on behalf of the EU Parliament, 23 percent of the Finns questioned said that the

had improved their lives.

In Germany, however, a corona demo in Leipzig caused a sensation.

The disposition of Finns, who “don't like being sociable and like being alone,” as social psychologist

the University of

said, can also play a decisive role.

Last but not least, working in the home office is also a point that plays into the cards of the highly digitized country.

"The economy is structured in such a way that it is not necessary for a large part of the Finnish workforce to be in the workplace," said Hankonen.

Finland's corona strategy as a model for Europe?

An apparently well-dosed amount of

coupled with

makes Finland a role model in the

.

However, it should also be mentioned that the Finns also

benefit

from the

their land.

While more than 80 million people live in a similarly large area in Germany, the population of Finland is just under 5.5 million people.

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