Independence, freedom and opportunity for every member of society

At the same time, the Nordic theory of love has become an overarching philosophy about how to structure a society. As such, it has inspired the broad variety of policy choices in the Nordic nations that together ensure a single, predominant goal: independence, freedom and opportunity for every member of society.

— Anu Partanen, 2016

From the book The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life