in her 1999 autobiography koivisto wrote openly of her depression which was launched at the age of 70 by her childhood memories of school bullying. on her 90th birthday, koivisto told about the mistreatment she had experienced during her school years. she was abused by the local priest who was her religion teacher. koivisto was spanked on her bare ass, and the priest made questions of her periods. koivisto described his behaviour as ″sadistic". inspired by the me too movement, koivisto also told about the sexual harassment she had experienced in the finnish parliament.