Finland Prime Minister

Photographs on social media, showing women baring their torsos at party in official residence, follow controversy over dancing videos.

Some interpreted comments heard on the video as referring to narcotics, something heavily debated on social media and which Marin strongly denied. Such a picture should not have been taken,” Marin told reporters in Helsinki. Marin said she had “friends” at her residence at the time “spending the evening” and “going to the sauna”.

Some complained when video showed Finland's Sanna Marin partying with friends. There seemed to be less controversy when Australia's Anthony Albanese turned ...

When spotted by the crowd, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese downed his beer and held up the empty cup. Some people complained when video showed Finland's prime minister - she was partying with friends. Finland's prime minister got grief for partying.

HELSINKI: Finland's prime minister Sanna Marin apologised on Tuesday (Aug 23) for a controversial photo taken at her residence, less than a week after the ...

Such a picture should not have been taken," Marin told reporters in Helsinki. Advertisement Marin said she had "friends" at her residence at the time "spending the evening" and "going to the sauna".

People in Finland have been discussing little else besides Prime Minister Sanna Marin's "partying," after a viral video showed her dancing in a "boisterous" ...

Instead, she is publicly releasing her drug test results and explaining the intricacies of her social life to the entire world. this week found that just 21% of Finns believe she spends too much time partying, and 42% "strongly agree" the the prime minister should be able to relax and enjoy herself in her free time. That is where I personally find the biggest reason to fault her: That degree of naivete is worrisome in any politician. But she is also competent and serious-minded (except perhaps at private parties with cell phone video cameras recording.) One other thing to note is that the images of Marin were not taken surreptitiously. . She has shown us that politicians can enjoy the ordinary pleasures of life. In short, many Finns -- so far at least -- have her back. While not all of us are posting dance videos, "stand with Sanna" seems to be the consensus view among Finns. But most of the criticism has been of the "who's minding the store?" Marin disclosed that she attended the party in recent weeks, but has declined to say exactly where or when. that she had used poor judgment in violating health protocols that required that she isolate from the public. Video showed Marin, laughing, cavorting, hips swiveling -- having frankly, what seemed to be the time of her life -- at what she later told the press was a private party with friends.

Some complained when video showed Finland's Sanna Marin partying with friends. There seemed to be less controversy when Australia's Anthony Albanese turned ...

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On Monday, a drug test taken by the prime minister, one of the youngest world leaders, came back negative. It was taken to assuage concerns after video ...

That kind of a picture should not have been taken but otherwise, nothing extraordinary happened at the get-together,” Marin told reporters, confirming the photo was from her residence. Marin told Reuters in January that she and her fellow young female ministers have been targeted with extensive hate speech for their gender and appearance while in office. Is it a safe choice for diabetics?](https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health-specials/intermittent-fasting-weight-loss-diabetics-8108263/) [Illegal mining case: ED conducts fresh raids in Jharkhand](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/illegal-mining-case-ed-conducts-fresh-raids-in-jharkhand-8108270/) [As AAP turns on heat: Two in jail, several other Cong ministers fear same fate](https://indianexpress.com/article/chandigarh/as-aap-turns-on-heat-two-in-jail-several-other-cong-ministers-fear-same-fate-8108264/) [Russia Ukraine War Live Updates: Moscow detains politician for criticising Ukrainian invasion; war crosses six-month mark](https://indianexpress.com/article/world/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-moscow-kyiv-zelenskyy-donetsk-8108176/) [Delhi News Live Updates: CM Arvind Kejriwal to inaugurate 97 more e-bus today, DTC’s electric fleet to increase to 249](https://indianexpress.com/article/delhi/delhi-news-live-updates-cm-arvind-kejriwal-crime-ncr-weather-today-august-8108220/) “In my opinion, the picture is not appropriate. It was taken to assuage concerns after video footage was published last week showing her singing and dancing with Finnish celebrities at another party. [emerged from a private party she had thrown at her official residence in July](https://indianexpress.com/article/world/finnish-pm-no-drugs-just-lots-of-dancing-at-wild-party-8098291/), following a public stir over her partying in the past week.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin apologised on Tuesday for a new party circulating on TikTok, where two partygoers can be seen kissing each other at the prime ...

”It would be excellent if the focus would be on what the prime minister is not doing. The country is calling for leadership,” said the Chair of the main opposition party, the National Coalition, Petteri Orpo. She also said the video was shot after a rock festival where Marin’s entourage continued to her residence.

Sanna Marin is a symbol of feminist achievement that closet cultural-Putinists are fighting to contain.

What Marin represents is the people coming to where the power is, and the shaming of her for it is revealing. but the democratisation of also having a good time is, as yet, unendurable. [does in her spare time](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/18/supporters-defend-finnish-pm-sanna-marins-right-to-party) what 36-year-old western women somewhere are doing at any given point in time. She’s a symbol of the feminist achievement that recidivist and resentful closet cultural-Putinists in the west fight – with everything from internet harassment to anti-abortion laws – to contain. “Finnish PM apologises for topless photo as steamy images emerge” ran Wednesday’s headline in the tabloid the [Herald Sun](https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Ffinnish-pm-apologises-for-topless-photo-as-steamy-images-emerge%2Fnews-story%2Fe0a0776460e9623f1a2e5aa8c154c237&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-low-control-score&V21spcbehaviour=append). Putinist images of unrestrained power rooted in twee, kitsch stereotypes of masculine dominance are brutally undercut by a prime minister who can both party on with the girls and stare down militarism to her east at the same time. Indeed, the event represented a humanising movement of what we understand as power coming to where the people are. [take a drug test, like Marin](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/22/finnish-pm-sanna-marin-tests-negative-for-drugs-after-party-video-leak). [join the Nato alliance](https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/jun/29/finland-and-sweden-to-join-nato-as-quickly-as-possible-video). [made the point](https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2022/08/22/jane-caro-sanna-marin-too-pretty-for-pm/) that those who are attracted to Marin as a physical object may be distressed and resentful that her position as prime minister affirms her power as a subjective individual. [solidarity videos made in support](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/20/women-in-finland-post-party-videos-to-back-pm-sanna-marin) of Marin and shared all over the world, women dancing, “grinding” and smooching at parties is a ubiquitous enough a western pastime to be considered, frankly, ho-hum. [making headlines](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/24/finlands-pm-sanna-marin-apologises-for-inappropriate-pictures-at-residence) here for a week.

HELSINKI — Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Tuesday (Aug 23) apologised for a picture that emerged from a private party she had thrown at her official ...

That kind of a picture should not have been taken but otherwise, nothing extraordinary happened at the get-together," Ms Marin told reporters, confirming the photo was from her residence. "In my opinion, the picture is not appropriate. It was taken to assuage concerns after video footage was published last week showing her singing and dancing with Finnish celebrities at another party.

Finland's prime minister apologized after the publication of a photo that showed two women kissing and posing topless at the official summer residence of ...

[In the video leaked last week](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-travel-finland-576112bdee2ec44365be58c7a33a2788), Marin appeared with friends at a different private party. The results were negative, Marin reported Monday, adding she paid for the test herself. Marin does not appear in the image; the two women featured have their breasts covered with a sign that says, “Finland.”

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Tuesday apologised for a picture that emerged from a private party she had thrown at her official residence in July, ...

That kind of a picture should not have been taken but otherwise, nothing extraordinary happened at the get-together," Marin told reporters, confirming the photo was from her residence. "In my opinion, the picture is not appropriate. It was taken to assuage concerns after video footage was published last week showing her singing and dancing with Finnish celebrities at another party.

Sanna Marin apologized after the publication of a photo that showed two women kissing and posing topless at her official summer residence.

[In the video leaked last week](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-travel-finland-576112bdee2ec44365be58c7a33a2788), Marin appeared with friends at a different private party. The results were negative, Marin reported Monday, adding she paid for the test herself. Marin does not appear in the image; the two women featured have their breasts covered with a sign that says, “Finland.” She said Friday that she took a drug test to put an end to speculation about illegal substance use. She said the post-festival gathering was a private party and the names of all guests were provided to the security detail that monitors the Kesäranta property, located in the northern part of Helsinki. [prompted a debate](https://apnews.com/article/nato-covid-health-finland-helsinki-bb9704d5663b68766fcd2376335a29c4) about whether the 36-year-old head of government is entitled to party heartily.

Finland's prime minister has apologized after the publication of a photo that showed two women kissing and posing topless at the official summer residence ...

In the video leaked last week, Marin appeared with friends at a different private party. The results were negative, Marin reported Monday, adding she paid for the test herself. Marin does not appear in the image; the two women featured have their breasts covered with a sign that says, “Finland.” “I am also human,” Finnish media quoted Marin as saying with a broken voice and red eyes. She said Friday that she took a drug test to put an end to speculation about illegal substance use. “This week has not been easy.

The controversy embroiling Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin's partying scandal threatens to derail what has appeared until now to be a charmed political ...

When Marin graduated, she was the first member of her family to receive a degree. Initially she continued living in her private flat and shopping at the local supermarket. The timing is inopportune: Marin’s party is trailing the centre-right National Coalition party in the polls, and it looks probable that she will no longer be prime minister come the 2023 general election. The partying controversy goes to the heart of what makes Marin such an appealing, but occasionally divisive, leader. But she later apologised after photographs of her friends posing topless After the birth of her daughter Emma in 2018, Marin and Räikkönen split [their parental leave equally](https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/sanna-marin-finland-prime-minister-interview), and she has spoken about why she felt it was so important that both spent time at home. This work ethic stems from childhood: Marin’s parents separated when she was a child, and money was tight. She is known to personally provide journalists with briefing documents outlining their key areas of interest during interviews, and wait for them to read it. International attention inevitably followed: Marin helmed a five-party coalition in which every leader was female, and most aged under 40. (After torturous discussion, the tram project eventually passed.) [took a drugs test](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/19/finlands-pm-sanna-marin-takes-drug-test-after-videos-show-her-drinking-and-dancing) (which came back negative) after footage emerged of her dancing and drinking with friends at a private party, and later [at a Helsinki nightclub](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19590145/finland-sanna-marin-dances-grinds-model-nightclub-video-2/) with a group of musicians, models and social media influencers. [breastfeeding selfies](https://medium.com/the-daily-mindful/sanna-marin-worlds-youngest-female-leader-of-a-country-shared-this-breastfeeding-photo-for-a-9a63ae859fb1), or the modest [millennial-style](https://www.instagram.com/p/Be-uYPhjZZr/?hl=en) [ flat](https://www.instagram.com/p/Be-uYPhjZZr/) she shared with her husband, Markus Räikkönen, prior to becoming prime minister.

Finland's Prime Minister has apologised after the publication of a photo that showed two women kissing and posing topless at the official summer residence ...

Ms Marin said she attended the party in recent weeks, but refused to say exactly where and when. In a video leaked last week, Ms Marin appeared with friends at a different private party. "I am also human," Finnish media quoted Ms Marin as saying with a broken voice and red eyes. She has acknowledged that she and her friends celebrated in a "boisterous way" and that alcohol — but, to her knowledge, no drugs — was involved. She said the post-festival gathering was a private party and the names of all guests were provided to the security detail that monitors the Kesäranta property, located in the northern part of Helsinki. Ms Marin says she hopes people will judge the work of her political party and not what she does in her free time