The happiness index is based on the quality of living, life expectancy, personal freedom, GDP, corruption and also government choices that favor or not individual and collective well-being within the community. Especially for 2020, the survey took into account both the number of deaths per country due to the pandemic and the way the crisis was managed, and Finland was rated very high in mutual trust and solidarity, elements that helped protect human life and the economy . The research concluded that the sense of community residents have and the loyalty they show to government and the state is fundamental to happiness.

The Finnish government behind this success consists of 5 parties whose leaders are mostly women under the age of 40, with Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who at 34 became the youngest head of state in December 2019.

But despite the government's proven handling of the pandemic crisis and global praise for its social policy and promotion of issues of equality and respect for diversity, women in government face organized misogynistic online harassment, the Strategic Communications report found NATO Center of Excellence.

Since 2019 the five women in the ruling centre-left coalition have been subjected to a "surprising number of abusive messages" questioning their decision-making and leadership skills, with calls to "go back to the kitchen". Hate speech, in addition to its harmful effects on those it addresses, discourages younger women from entering politics and this is a threat to democracy.