OCTOBER 2021 | SCANDINAVIAN MONTHLY
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Health Special
The coronavirus pandemic has affected the entire world, and that’s a fact. Starting with the overall wellbeing of the entire population, to every branch of the industry, the pandemic has heavily impacted every one of us. Learn more about how COVID-19 affects Scandinavian countries.
How COVID-19 Affects Scandinavian Countries Text John Peterson
The coronavirus pandemic has affected the entire world, and that’s a fact. Starting with the overall wellbeing of the entire population, to every branch of the industry, the pandemic has heavily impacted every one of us. Learn more about how COVID-19 affects Scandinavian countries. Even though we had no other choice than to adapt to this new lifestyle, the impact this pandemic has left is huge, and you can see that everywhere you turn your head around: it’s reflected in tourism, it has impacted small businesses, our general physical and mental health, etc. Scandinavian countries have been affected in the same way most European countries have. Related: Winter COVID-19 Blues in Norway
Tourism Generally, tourists tend to visit Nordic countries in the summer – starting from June, until late August or even September. As Scandinavian countries are not the warmest countries, people plan their visits around that time. Even though these countries have similar policies and ethics, the way they’ve handled the virus was a bit different, especially in the beginning of the pandemic. For instance, from the very beginning, Norway has shut down the doors of the educational
institutions, sports and cultural activities have been interrupted, and so on. Sweden, on the other hand, has kept most of these facilities open, in hope of keeping people’s morals high. When the international governments adopted the full lockdowns, borders have also closed. That’s when the tourism has started to struggle to survive. The number of foreign visitors has dramatically decreased, and this resulted in many hotels, restaurants and cafes to lose their businesses.
Feature image (on top): Photo by Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash
