Sanna Marin

Sanna Marin, the 36-year-old Prime Minister of Finland, is under fire from the Opposition for the video. We explain what the controversy is about.

Last year, she came under fire for going to a nightclub despite coming in contact with the country’s foreign minister, Pekka Haavisto, who had contracted “I have a family life, a work life and also my free time, and I spend time with my friends.” At a press conference on Friday, Marin said that she had taken the test and is likely to get the results next week. At 34, she became the world’s youngest prime minister, beating the earlier record set by New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Marin’s ascent in politics began when she was only 20 years old. “Even in my teenage years I have not used any kind of drug.”

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has acknowledged partying "in a boisterous way" after the release of private videos -- but said she is angry that the ...

"I am not being blackmailed. I danced and sang," she said. I resent that these became known to the public," Marin told reporters in Kuopio, Finland.

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Thursday said she was upset that videos of her dancing at private parties were published online as they were meant ...

[Ukraine](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ukraine/), Marin has also faced criticism that her partying could interfere with her ability to quickly carry out her duties if a sudden crisis hit Finland. Marin, 36, also said her ability to perform her official duties had remained unimpaired on the Saturday night in question and that she would have left the party had she been required to work. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she had taken a drugs test following the publication of video footage this week that showed her partying with friends, and vowed she had never used illegal drugs.

Amid an outcry in Finland, Prime Minister Sanna Marin defended her right to spend free time with friends.

Marin was the world’s youngest sitting national leader when she was elected in 2019 at age 34. [telling](https://yle.fi/news/3-12581734) local outlet Yle that she was willing to take a drug test. “Young leaders are not taken seriously based on stereotypes about age. Women leaders are not taken seriously based on stereotypes about gender. [apologized](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/08/finland-prime-minister-clubbing/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14) for another incident in which she stayed out at a Helsinki nightclub until 4 a.m. If not now, then at the next party.” Marin was born more than two decades later, in 1985. Her political rivals seized on the new videos this week, calling on Marin to undergo voluntary drug screenings. “I resent that these became known to the public,” Reuters quoted her as saying. Pretty much the same as many people my age,” Marin said Thursday, the BBC I’ve danced, sung and partied and done perfectly legal things,” she added. But many others paused and asked: What’s all the fuss?

Sanna Marin - who in December 2019 became Finland's youngest-ever prime minister - has previously been the target of criticism over parties at her official ...

Twitter removed on Tuesday a video of a Ukrainian woman being raped by a migrant in an Italian city that was posted by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is leading the race to become Italy's next prime minister. Marin - who in December 2019 became Finland’s youngest-ever prime minister - has previously been the target of criticism over parties at her official residence. The Social Democratic Party of Finland, of which Sanna Marin is a leader, maintains that it "can't see any major problem with dancing at a private event with friends." China's National Meteorological Center has continued to issue red alerts for high temperatures, the most severe warning in China's four-tier colour-coded weather warning system, on Tuesday, the 12th consecutive day. In December she made a public apology for going out clubbing during the pandemic. The leaked video, which shows Marin dancing with a group of people, has been shared widely on social media.

Finnish PM Sanna Marin is facing distress as videos of her dancing and partying wildly at a private party got leaked to the public.

Follow GR on [Google News ](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqLQgKIidDQklTRndnTWFoTUtFV2R5WldWcmNtVndiM0owWlhJdVkyOXRLQUFQAQ)and [subscribe here ](https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Greekreporter)to our daily email! [latest news](https://greekreporter.com/greek-news) from Greece and the world at [Greekreporter.com](https://greekreporter.com). I resent that these became known to the public,” Marin told reporters maintaining she did not know who leaked them. [COVID-19](https://greekreporter.com/tag/covid-19/) tracking device on her person at all times, Marin said she missed a text message instructing her to self-isolate because she had left her work phone at home. [positive for COVID-19](https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/21/president-biden-tests-positive-for-covid-19/). [drugs](https://greekreporter.com/2019/12/15/man-jailed-for-11-months-after-greek-police-mistake-baking-flour-for-drugs/).

A series of stories this week in the Finnish press seemed to want to paint the world's youngest prime minister in a negative light, but most Finns don't ...

Does your child get the necessary care at home" said one man on Twitter; while another woman said Marin was "disrespecting Finland's most influential office and its responsibilities". [Jarno Liski](https://twitter.com/jliski), a reporter with [Iltalehti newspaper who asked](https://twitter.com/jliski/status/1560569172777656322) whether Marin was technically on call and working that weekend, or if she was still on leave when she was filmed drinking and partying with friends, and if a deputy prime minister had been nominated to cover for her, as per the normal procedure. There's been minimal negative reaction so far to this new video - "Did your judgment fail you?

The firestorm over Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin's wild partying intensified Friday with a new video seemingly showing the married leader dancing ...

5, the night before the dancing clips were filmed. “We just partied, also in a boisterous way. She then lowers her own arms around his shoulders. “She acted like a single 20-something. At the start of the clip, Marin throws her hands in the air to the Black Eyed Peas’ hit as the man puts his hands on her hips. In the video of her dancing with the mystery man, Marin — who has a 4-year-old daughter with Räikkönen — is clearly wearing a ring on her wedding finger.

Finnish PM says she was never in a condition in which she couldn't 'lead the country.'

I hope that we can be people,” she added. Marin brushed off questions about whether she was in an appropriate condition, given the tensions between Helsinki and Moscow, in which to “lead the country” while she was at the party. Asked whether she’d been in a location where people were using drugs, Marin said, “Of course, I can’t know if someone has used something that I haven’t seen myself.

Sanna Marin follows in a long line of politicians filmed dancing, some more enthusiastically than others.

Just not as mean as Sanna Marin’s: [Mark Rutte](https://www.theguardian.com/world/mark-rutte), appears equally reluctant to trip the light fantastic: So here’s a reminder of how a few other top politicians fared when they hit the dancefloor.

Finland's prime minister has said she has taken a drug test, after new footage emerged showing the leader dancing with a Finnish popstar.

At Friday's news conference, a reporter claimed he seemed to kiss the prime minister on the neck - but she denied that, and said he was talking to her, and possibly kissed her cheek. In the footage - thought to be taken from social media - she and Finnish celebrities are seen dancing and singing at a house party. Ms Marin said she knew she was being filmed, but said she was upset that the footage had become public. "I don't remember a single time that there was a sudden situation in the middle of the night to go to the State Council Palace," she insisted. At a news conference on Friday, Ms Marin said she had taken the test and expects the results next week. Finland's prime minister has said she has taken a drug test, after new footage emerged showing the leader dancing with a Finnish popstar.

Previous social media clips showed Ms Marin, who at 36 is among the world's youngest leaders, playing to the camera and dancing with friends.

"I have not used drugs myself, or anything other than alcohol. "I have today taken a drug test and the results will come within a week. Danced and sang," And I didn't do anything illegal". "I'm disappointed that they've become public. [Previous social media clips](https://news.sky.com/story/finland-prime-minister-sanna-marin-disappointed-at-party-video-leak-as-she-denies-suggestions-of-drug-use-12675860) showed Ms Marin, who at 36 is among the world's youngest leaders, playing to the camera and dancing with friends.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday that she had taken a drug test after a leaked video of her dancing with friends caused a stir, ...

I resent that these became known to the public," Marin said. For my own legal protection -- although I consider the demand for a drug test unreasonable -- in order to erase such doubts, I have today taken a drug test," Marin told reporters, the broadcaster said. I consider these accusations to be very serious and weighty.

Critics of Finland's prime minister are calling for her to resign after a source told a Finnish tabloid that they had seen her dance “intimately” with ...

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Leaked videos show leader drinking at event at which unconfirmed reports claim drugs may have been taken by others.

“I trust people understand free time and work time can be separated,” she said. “My entire term as prime minister has been a time of crisis and things have been reasonably well taken care of,” she said. The videos were “private, not intended for public viewing”, she said, adding that she was sure other material existed. “As far as I know, I have never been in such a situation,” she said. She described her alcohol consumption as “moderate” and said she had drunk only mild alcoholic drinks at the party. If the need had arisen, “I could have left to take care of work tasks in the evening”, she said.

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin was recently dubbed the “coolest prime minister in the world” by the German “Bild” daily.

[@MarinSanna]faces backlash after a leaked video of her partying with friends in [#Finland]. Schröder continues to sit on the board of directors of Rosneft. Putin must be a really good dancer if dancing with him at her wedding made Ms Kneissl lose her grip on reality. Ms Kneissel, who was also on the board, resigned, although it took her until May. This would not be the first time Ms Marin was criticised over her perceived love of fun. Keep going, you’ll make her the most popular politician in Europe. Following the scandal, she resigned. Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin was recently dubbed the “coolest prime minister in the world” by the German “Bild” daily. Joyce Karam, a journalist and Adjunct Professor at George Washington University, similarly thinks that kicking up a fuss over Ms Marin’s behaviour is misguided. But a leaked video of her partying with friends has caused some controversy. And Finns are not stupid— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) An increasing number of European countries are considering stopping issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens.

Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, has been captured in a video dancing intimately with a man, reports Euronews. The video, which reportedly shows ...

While Marin has faced backlash, the response to the videos at home and abroad has been broadly positive," tweeted Euronews. She said she had never used illegal drugs. In her reaction to the first leaked video, Marin denied allegations that she had consumed drugs. It is the second video that purportedly shows the politician partying. 🇫🇮 A new video has emerged of Prime Minister Sanna Marin dancing closely with a man who isn't her husband, a day after leaked images showed her partying with friends.— euronews (@euronews) The latest video is likely to further sharpen criticism from political quarters.

One of the world's youngest government leaders faced calls from her own coalition, opposition to take a drug test.

She admitted to having drunk alcohol. “I consider these accusations to be very serious and, though I consider the demand for a drug test unjust, for my own legal protection and to clear up any doubts, I have taken a drug test today, the results of which will come in about a week.” Sanna Marin, 36, also said her ability to perform her official duties had remained unimpaired on the Saturday night in question and that she would have left the party had she been required to work.

Finland's prime minister has said she has taken a drug test, after new footage emerged showing the leader dancing with a Finnish popstar.

At Friday's news conference, a reporter claimed he seemed to kiss the prime minister on the neck - but she denied that, and said he was talking to her, and possibly kissed her cheek. In the footage - thought to be taken from social media - she and Finnish celebrities are seen dancing and singing at a house party. Ms Marin said she knew she was being filmed, but said she was upset that the footage had become public. "I don't remember a single time that there was a sudden situation in the middle of the night to go to the State Council Palace," she insisted. At a news conference on Friday, Ms Marin said she had taken the test and expects the results next week. Finland's prime minister has said she has taken a drug test, after new footage emerged showing the leader dancing with a Finnish popstar.

A leaked video of the 36-year-old singing and dancing with friends has divided the country, with some celebrating her fun-loving attitude and others calling ...

She said the recordings were private and recorded in a private residence a few weeks ago. It is not the first time that Marin has faced backlash for partying: in December of last year, she issued a public apology after various local media reported that she had gone clubbing after her minister of foreign affairs, environmentalist Pekka Haavisto, tested positive for Covid-19. “This is the Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin. Marin’s appearance at the festival sent a clear message to the public: she was not an ordinary prime minister, and she was not going to wear a suit on her day off. Sanna Marin isn’t looking to win over the old guard, but rather to connect with young voters. Partying – even in a boisterous way – dancing and singing,” she said. A few weeks later, she attended Helsinki’s Flow Festival, one of the country’s biggest music events. Marin was 34 years old when she took office, making her the youngest Finnish prime minister in history and the second-youngest leader in the world. She appears in photos with prime ministers and presidents of other countries, as well as hanging out with friends. During the summer, Marin – who was raised by two women – also took part in the Helsinki Pride parade. The woman in the image was not a social media influencer or celebrity, but rather Sanna Marin, the prime minister of Finland. A black and white photograph of a woman at a rock music festival, dressed in a leather jacket, short jeans and ankle boots recently caused a furor on the internet.