[norenh]

>Life continued as normal in Sweden...

Sweden had less formal lockdowns, but recommendations that was largely followed . Also limited opening hours for restaurants and closed events with live audience. Most workers stayed at home, traveling went down A LOT and people could not visit care homes etc. If you compare the effect on society it was largely the same as the rest of Scandinavia that did have slightly more formal lockdowns.

Lots of companies (restaurants, cultural events like concerts, theatre etc.) had real economical issues and a lot of people became unemployed. Could be worse, but still it is misleading to say life continued as normal. A quick google show that unemployment in Sweden doubled during the pandemic and that is largely attributed to the measures that took place as a response to the pandemic.

[pjc50]

> live audience

Exactly. Last year I watched (over the internet) Sanna Nielsen sing Stockholm in my heart to an empty field where there should have been an audience of thousands. Useful to have a bit of an awareness of foreign media to see what's actually happening, not what's reported by delusionists on the internet.

It was never true that there were no restrictions in Sweden, just less restrictions.

[ashtonkem]

That’s the utility of high social trust; rules can be self enforced by suggestion, rather than by force.

[elzbardico]

Sweden assumed their population is composed of adults. When you treat people like adults, they usually are far more likely to act as adults.