Finland Report

Finland is among the richest and happiest countries in the world. In spite of cuts in public spending over the past few decades, welfare state arrangements are an important cause of citizens’ satisfaction. Given this, Finland may have been in a better position than many other countries to meet the challenges of the pandemic and may have had fewer vulnerabilities than other countries. There were relatively few COVID‐19-related deaths in Finland in 2020. However, the economic consequences of restrictions were considerable and unemployment rates are high.