> In the Nordic region where I am from the Finns have done better than the rest of us because they are a prepper nation. They constantly prepare for the worst.
I am sure the Finns have done a fine job, but I don't think one can say that "the Finns have done better than the rest of us because they are a prepper nation" without studying this in detail. Being prepared is important, but just one part of the equation.
Travelling is also another important part (I am sure there are many others as well).
Looking at passenger statistics, the Finnish population seems to be traveling less by air than most Nordic countries as well. I have not extracted domestic flights and if flights are done by the citizens of the country where the airports are located, so these numbers are ballpark figures, but I guess they can give some insight (although domestic flights might cause more rapid spread of virus as well).
Looking at the five biggest Airports in each country in: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, I get the following passenger numbers for each country per year:
Iceland: 21,7 flights per person, per year.
Norway: 8,5 flights per person, per year.
Denmark: 6,2 flights per person, per year.
Finland: 4,4 flights per person, per year.
Sweden: 4,4 flights per person, per year.
The passenger numbers correlates relatively well with detected cases when the pandemi hit the Nordic Countries (chose March 4th, arbitrarily); Sweden and Denmark changes place:
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Iceland – March 4, 1]:
Coronavirus cases detected: 26 cases
Population-size adjusted, up to the size of Sweden (biggest country): 730 cases
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Norway – March 4, 2]:
Coronavirus cases detected: 59 cases
Population-size adjusted: 109
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Sweden – March 4, 3]:
Coronavirus cases detected: 52 cases
(Not Population-size adjusted)
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Denmark – March 4, 4]:
Coronavirus cases detected: 14 cases
Population-size adjusted: 25
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Finland – March 4, 5]:
Coronavirus cases detected: 7 cases
Population-size adjusted: 13
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So when this awful pandemi is over, I think it is important to study all aspects of what happened in each country before one draws firm conclusions. And LEARN from the good stuff, and do more of that! :-)
I am sure the Finns have done a fine job, but I don't think one can say that "the Finns have done better than the rest of us because they are a prepper nation" without studying this in detail. Being prepared is important, but just one part of the equation.
Travelling is also another important part (I am sure there are many others as well). Looking at passenger statistics, the Finnish population seems to be traveling less by air than most Nordic countries as well. I have not extracted domestic flights and if flights are done by the citizens of the country where the airports are located, so these numbers are ballpark figures, but I guess they can give some insight (although domestic flights might cause more rapid spread of virus as well).
Numbers from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_i...
Looking at the five biggest Airports in each country in: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, I get the following passenger numbers for each country per year:
Iceland: 21,7 flights per person, per year.
Norway: 8,5 flights per person, per year.
Denmark: 6,2 flights per person, per year.
Finland: 4,4 flights per person, per year.
Sweden: 4,4 flights per person, per year.
The passenger numbers correlates relatively well with detected cases when the pandemi hit the Nordic Countries (chose March 4th, arbitrarily); Sweden and Denmark changes place:
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Iceland – March 4, 1]: Coronavirus cases detected: 26 cases
Population-size adjusted, up to the size of Sweden (biggest country): 730 cases
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Norway – March 4, 2]: Coronavirus cases detected: 59 cases
Population-size adjusted: 109
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Sweden – March 4, 3]: Coronavirus cases detected: 52 cases
(Not Population-size adjusted)
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Denmark – March 4, 4]: Coronavirus cases detected: 14 cases
Population-size adjusted: 25
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Finland – March 4, 5]: Coronavirus cases detected: 7 cases
Population-size adjusted: 13
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So when this awful pandemi is over, I think it is important to study all aspects of what happened in each country before one draws firm conclusions. And LEARN from the good stuff, and do more of that! :-)
Sources:
1] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/iceland/
2] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/norway/
3] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/
4] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/denmark/
5] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/finland/