[kekeblom]

It’s actually fire safety code in Finland that doors have to open outwards. It should be easier to evacuate the building in case of a panic.

You might still find old buildings where this is not true and they probably just predate the regulation.

[bodas]

It's also for fire safety reasons that doors open inwards in the UK. It means that the door can't be blocked from the outside.

[wyattpeak]

What an interesting contrast. I wonder if there's some regional difference in behaviour, or if it's just a case of mandating something which seems superficially beneficial.

[bodas]

To be clear, if it's an emergency door in a large building where a crush could occur, it will open outwards. But most residential buildings aren't big enough to require that, except for large tower blocks.

[Zenst]

Which makes sense, until you get to fire-exit doors in the UK, which all open outwards in work buildings, which they have to by law if the building contains a certain number of people. Hence many small shops/offices will have exceptions.

But a whole myriad of rules: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-appro...

[popman]

The UK seems to expect people to panic less in case of a fire, I suppose.

[amelius]

Did they measure the effect of the regulation?