Sweden’s Approach to COVID-19 in the Context of a Poised National Self-Image

At the beginning of Pandemic, Sweden took a different path from her Nordic neighbours and many other countries, namely by not implementing “forced mass lockdown” or applying stringent restrictions. This paper sets out to examine Sweden’s national strategy for responding COVID-19. research seeks address extent which underlying concepts Swedish “ethos” “tradition” influenced shaped avoid forced lockdown during pandemic. To prevent an enforced control spread COVID-19, government presented range measures, both “voluntary legally binding”. The employed Public Health Authority was based on notions “individual responsibility” “mutual trust” between citizenry. guidelines were often ambiguous left individuals interpret themselves.