With 660,000 job losses, rich Nordic economies are in deep shock

In one of the richest and stablest corners of the globe, well over half a million people are suddenly out of a job due to the economic standstill triggered by the spread of the coronavirus.
Photo: Philip Davali/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Philip Davali/Ritzau Scanpix
BY KATI POHJANPALO / BLOOMBERG

With a combined population of roughly 27 million people, the Nordic region has seen 580,000 workers put on temporary leave, many without paychecks in recent weeks.

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