Economics

With 735,000 Jobs Lost, Rich Nordic Nations Are in Shock

Photographer: Odin Jaeger/Bloomberg
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In one of the richest and stablest corners of the globe, about three-quarters of a million people are suddenly out of a job due to the economic standstill triggered by the spread of the coronavirus.