Finland is small enough that all fire deaths (50-100 / year) make it into national news. There are very few deaths reported outside the unit where the fire star

Finland is small enough that all fire deaths (50-100 / year) make it into national news. There are very few deaths reported outside the unit where the fire started. When reading reports of those outlier cases, I couldn't find a situation where a second stairwell would have helped. Fire codes are effective and fire fighters arrive quickly enough. If you can get out of your unit, you can get out of the building. Second stairwell requirements address a risk that doesn't really exist in Finland. The real challenge is detecting a fire in your unit quickly enough to get out.