Yes but for whatever reason, death rates in Sweden before any measures were introduced by any Nordic country were already much higher than in the other Nordic c

Yes but for whatever reason, death rates in Sweden before any measures were introduced by any Nordic country were already much higher than in the other Nordic countries. So it's not a fair comparison of measures versus measures. Any conclusion on that basis is invalid. Sweden's excess mortality in 2020 was one of the lowest in Europe. An overall comparison with Scotland as a country which took drastic measures shows that it fared very badly with much greater excess death together with the many long-lasting knock-on effects of lockdown. Death rates as of Nov 2021 as % of the population are 0.216 (Scotland) versus 0.147 (Sweden).