Sanna Marin

The 36-year-old world leader is in high spirits in the video, which appears to take place in a private apartment, as the group cavorts and dances for a ...

Finland had the right to join NATO, and should consider it, she said. Pictured on a holiday to Italy in July 2017 Ultimately, the fear is that Russia will invade. In a situation where most aspiring politicians would try to hide their ambition, Mrs Marin was refreshingly straightforward. Pictured with her husband However, hours earlier she her Foreign Minister who had had been in close contact with tested positive for Covid. Sanna Marin pictured today answering media questions as the news of the video leak spread. But Russia's invasion of Ukraine changed everything. They also went to two bars. [Finland](/news/finland/index.html) – a few years ago, a journalist asked Sanna Marin whether she was going to be leader of her party, the Social [Democrats](/news/democrats/index.html). Marin became one of the youngest world leaders and Finland's youngest ever when she assumed the role of prime minister at the age of 34 in 2019. 'It feels bad that they have been published.'

THE FINNISH prime minister has come under fire after leaked footage showed her at a wild party with a group of celebrity pals.Dubbed the 'coolest poli.

They wrote: "She is the most important politician in her country, has to lead it through one of the most dangerous crises of her time because of the warlike activity of her neighbour Russia – and still finds time to celebrate. This week German newspaper Bild dubbed Marin the "coolest politician in the world" and she appears to be a big hit with modern Millennials. "I have not used drugs myself, or anything other than alcohol. Critics slammed her "careless" approach to running a country, stating she should always have her government phone with her in case of emergencies. However, she said she had missed a text message which advised her to do the opposite because she only had her personal phone and not her government phone with her at the time. Dubbed the "coolest politician in the world" due to her relaxed style of leadership,

Marin can be seen dancing, drinking and singing in the video, which was taken at a recent party attended by artists, TV hosts and an MP.

Please take your leather jacket and resign." "She is by far the most incompetent prime minister we ever had. Karoliina Tuominen, a radio host who was at the party, also denied anyone had taken drugs. maybe among other teenagers," he said. In December last year, Ms Marin was forced to apologise after photos of her dancing at a Helsinki nightclub until 4am were published. "Some been saying she’s cool…

The leaked video shows the prime minister at a private party with friends, singing to Finnish pop hits and dancing - but there's also a cocaine reference ...

However, they may have misheard or misinterpreted the words, and confused "jauhojengi" with "jallujengi" which is a reference to a popular type of Finnish brandy called Jaloviina. "I trusted that since the videos are private and taken at a private event, they would not be published." It is not clear who leaked the video of Marin -- which seems to have been posted as an Instagram story and features clips taken at different times of the evening - although a shared video clip from at least one of the guests who attended is included in the montage.

She has faced criticism from opposition parties, with one leader demanding she take a drug test. Ms Marin, 36, denied taking drugs, saying she only drank ...

- She comes from a modest background. She added that she felt no need to change her behaviour. Pretty much the same as many people my age," Ms Marin said. "I danced, sang, and partied - perfectly legal things. - In 2015, she spoke about the stigma she encountered when her mother was in a same-sex relationship And MP Mikko Karna, a member of the Centre Party who serve in Ms Marin's coalition government, tweeted that "it would be wise" for her to "voluntarily undergo a drugs test".

Sanna Marin says 'I have nothing to conceal or hide, I haven't done anything illegal' after viral footage of her dancing, singing and having fun with ...

Journalist Camille Tawil wrote: “Is she the ‘coolest’ prime minister in the world? I think she is cool!” [partying has made headlines](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59577371), after she was forced to apologise for going out clubbing after coming into contact with a Covid case. Twitter user Stanley Kaye said: “If a prime minister’s hobby was to read literature or go to opera then nobody would bat an eyelid. She has also been praised for her sense of style. Marin stands for the ‘cool generation’, which Putin definitely doesn’t like,” it said. and still finds time to party.” She said she had been drinking alcohol with friends at the party, but did not disclose where or when it was. The source of the video is unknown, although it appears to have been originally published on Instagram Stories. But maybe you can listen to it yourself one more time,” said Ms Marin. Riikka Purra, chairman of the opposition Finns Party, [Bild recently described her](https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/finnland-hat-die-coolste-politikerin-der-welt-regierungschefin-marin-kann-auch-p-80998314.bild.html###wt_ref=https:/m.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik-ausland/finnland-hat-die-coolste-politikerin-der-welt-regierungschefin-marin-kann-auch-p-80998314.bildMobile.html) as the “most important politician in her country [who has to lead it through one of the most dangerous crisis of her time…

Ms Marin says she is dismayed the videos made their way outside of her friendship circle but insists she's done nothing wrong.

Danced and sang," "I'm disappointed that they've become public. The prime minister, one of the world's youngest leaders, said she had nothing to hide and that the videos were meant to be shared just among her group.

Video published of country's youngest ever leader, 36, dancing exuberantly and drinking with friends. Sanna Marin. 00:24. Leaked footage of Sanna Marin ...

Marin later said she was “very sorry” for the lapse. A senior Social Democrat MP, Antti Lindtman, said she had “a lot of sympathy and support”. There was “dancing at a private event”, he said. “I see nothing to write home about.” She said she had nothing “to conceal or hide” and was determined to continue to be “the same person as I have been until now … [Finnish media alleged](https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/0de02690-e813-4ced-88ed-3ee8123f16be) a voice in the background could be heard shouting “the flour gang”, supposedly a reference to cocaine or amphetamines. “The people are entitled to expect this from their prime minister,” he said. Marin responded that she was willing to take a drugs test if necessary. “Nor have I been in such a situation that I would have seen or known others [using drugs]. But I also think it’s quite unusual that something like this is required.” I’m pretty sure that’s the same as many people my age”. [Marin told reporters](https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12581590) she was “upset” that the clips, which she knew were being filmed but had believed would remain private, had been leaked.

A video posted on a social media shows Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin dancing at a party. | ITV National News.

We live in a democracy and in elections everyone can decide these issues,” she said, according to YLE. Marin - who in December 2019 became Finland’s youngest prime minister ever - said she spends her free time with friends just like others her age and that she intends to continue being the same person as before. I have also not been in a situation where I would know that others are doing it that way,” Marin said, according to the Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper.

Sanna Marin is one of the youngest leaders in the world, and has hit the headlines after footage of her partying emerged. FILE - Finland's Prime Minister ...

Journalist Camille Tawil wrote: “Is she the ‘coolest’ prime minister in the world? I think she is cool!” The country recently dropped its long-neutral stance and asked to join Nato. The video posted on a social media showed six people dancing and singing along to the music, including Ms Marin. On the question of drug use, Ms Marin said: “I didn’t see any evidence that anything was used anywhere”. Twitter user Stanley Kaye said: “If a prime minister’s hobby was to read literature or go to opera then nobody would bat an eyelid. I have also not been in a situation where I would know that others are doing it that way,” Marin added, according to Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper. She did not test positive. She started her political career aged 20 by joining the Social Democratic Youth, and became its vice-chair. She has also been praised for her sense of style. and still finds time to party.” Marin stands for the ‘cool generation’, which Putin definitely doesn’t like,” it said.

Ms Marin, 36, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the youngest PM in Finland's history when she ascended to the top job in December 2019, can be ...

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Opposition politicians have called for Sanna Marin to take a drug test after a video of her partying circulated online.

“I have a family life, I have a work life and I have free time to spend with my friends. Pretty much the same as many people my age,” she said. At one point, Marin, 36, is seen on her knees with her arms behind her head, dancing and mimicking a song.

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?

FEMAIL takes a look at the 'partying' lifestyle of Finnish PM Sanna Marin, 36, who parties until the early hours, goes to festivals with friends and attends ...

Pictured on a holiday to Italy in July 2017 Even when I was little, I was very candid and stubborn. At that time, I didn't think it was possible to get involved myself.' During her rise to success in the political field she charted her pregnancy journey on her Instagram page, sharing selfies of her baby bump and even a candid breastfeeding shot. One suggested the outfit 'eroded' her credibility, while another commented: 'Yeah a real role model. The mother-of-one was first elected to the City Council of Tampere in 2012 and became its chairperson in 2013 - a role she held until 2017, when she was re-elected. In 2014 she was elected second deputy chairperson of the Social Democratic Party and in 2015 she was voted into the Parliament of Finland from the electoral district of Pirkanmaa. Someone with taste and sense of style.' Ms Marin was born in Helsinki and lived in Espoo and Pirkkala, before moving to Tampere, where she became the first person in her family to go to university. Marin got married to Markus in August 2020 and posted a photo on Instagram of the pair on their wedding day Marin pictured ready to party at the Flow festival in Helsinki with photographer and influencer Janita Autio - who was featured in the party video - on the latter's Instagram account The the politician's outfit choice was branded 'inappropriate' by some social media users after a snap of her wearing the jacket with a deep neckline, and without a blouse underneath, was shared on the magazine's

The prime minister of Finland has said she resents the fact leaked footage of her partying in a “private space” was made public.

Sami Koivisto, a journalist with YLE, tweeted: “How do you know that the election is approaching? “They are singing a song and someone says something and to me it sounds more like ‘jallujengi’. This is such a scandal made out of nothing,” said one Twitter user. “I want to show that there are ordinary people with ordinary lives in these jobs. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. She did not test positive, however. And I’ve never been in a situation where I’ve seen or known of others [using drugs].” It was about me having a night out with friends. “Personally, I did not take drugs, nor did I consume anything other than alcohol. I have never taken drugs. Partying – even in a boisterous way – dancing and singing,” the prime minister was quoted as saying by YLE.

Sanna Marin was filmed in Klubi nightclub, Helsinki, shortly after 2.30am on Sunday August 7 dancing intimately with a man who does not appear to be husband ...

Pictured on a holiday to Italy in July 2017 At that time, I didn't think it was possible to get involved myself.' Even when I was little, I was very candid and stubborn. However, hours earlier she her Foreign Minister who had had been in close contact with tested positive for Covid. Sanna Marin pictured today answering media questions as the news of the video leak spread. The pair have a daughter together, who was born two years earlier in 2018. One suggested the outfit 'eroded' her credibility, while another commented: 'Yeah a real role model. Questioned specifically about a developing military threat, she said that Finland's security services would have detected a troop build-up on the border ahead of time and informed her. Someone with taste and sense of style.' They show the group dancing to music, signing and posing provocatively. They show her surrounded by a group of friends, including several male companions. When that criticism was put to her on Friday, Ms Marin said her entire time in office has been spent in a 'crisis' and never once has she been called for a meeting in the middle of a Saturday night.

A video has surfaced of the tipsy PM dancing at a friend's apartment, prompting allegations that she is “unprofessional”. Marin is unquestionably not the first ...

Whether or not it’s healthy to have a delineation between your work self and your home self is a big and complicated question. As long as you’re turning up clean and sober and doing a decent job, does where you woke up or who you woke up with really have any bearing on how good or bad you are at your job? And as our lives have become more saturated by our work – accelerated by emails on our phones and work Whatsapp groups – the line becomes smaller and smaller. A video has surfaced of the tipsy PM dancing at a friend’s apartment, prompting allegations that she is “unprofessional”. Marin is a young woman doing a job usually held by an old man, therefore the natural expectation would be to age herself up. Around the time that Facebook came along, my friends and I were herded into a special assembly at school.

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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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 danced “intimately” with several men and sat in the laps of two male acquaintances during a night of drinking and revelry, ...

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.

Ms Marin, 36, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the youngest PM in Finland's history when she ascended to the top job in December 2019, can be ...

“I want to show that there are ordinary people with ordinary lives in these jobs. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. And I’ve never been in a situation where I’ve seen or known of others [using drugs].” It was about me having a night out with friends. “Personally, I did not take drugs, nor did I consume anything other than alcohol. I have never taken drugs. [Russia](/topic/russia) in the ongoing war in [Ukraine](/topic/ukraine) and has been at the forefront of efforts to make Finland and Sweden a part of [Nato](/topic/nato) in light of the conflict. [China](/topic/china)’s persecution of its [Uighur Muslims](/topic/uighur-muslims) and [Vladimir Putin](/topic/vladimir-putin)’s invasion, visiting Kyiv to stand shoulder to shoulder with [Volodymyr Zelensky](/topic/volodymyr-zelensky). Partying – even in a boisterous way – dancing and singing.” [Sanna Marin](/topic/sanna-marin) is under fire after a video of her [drinking and dancing at a house party with friends](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sanna-marin-party-finland-leaked-video-b2147466.html) was leaked online. Ms Marin, 36, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the youngest PM in