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The national flag of Finland has a cross on it which reflects its Christian heritage.]]

The national flag of Finland has a cross on it which reflects its Christian heritage.]]

In July of 2021, ''Der Spiegel'' indicated that Finland was the best at handling the [[coronavirus]] pandemic based on an index based on excess mortality, restrictions on people's lives and [[liberty]], [[GDP]] performance and vaccination coverage.<ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/der_spiegel_finland_best_at_handling_pandemic/12017084 Der Spiegel: Finland best at handling pandemic], https://yle.fi/ website, July 7, 2021</ref>

In July of 2021, ''Der Spiegel'' indicated that [[Finland]] was the best at handling the [[coronavirus]] pandemic based on an index based on excess mortality, restrictions on people's lives and [[liberty]], [[GDP]] performance and vaccination coverage.<ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/der_spiegel_finland_best_at_handling_pandemic/12017084 Der Spiegel: Finland best at handling pandemic], https://yle.fi/ website, July 7, 2021</ref>

Some of the of most successful countries that handled the coronavirus well in terms of per capita deaths are: [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]], [[Australia]], [[Taiwan]], [[Japan]], [[Iceland]], [[Norway]] and [[Finland]].  

Some of the of most successful countries that handled the coronavirus well in terms of per capita deaths are: [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]], [[Australia]], [[Taiwan]], [[Japan]], [[Iceland]], [[Norway]] and Finland.  

Obviously, some of the countries had geographic advantages which made them less porous as far as infected people coming into their countries (Islands, etc.).   

Obviously, some of the countries had geographic advantages which made them less porous as far as infected people coming into their countries (Islands, etc.).