Sanna Marin

2022 - 11 - 5

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Finland prime minister Sanna Marin cleared of wrongdoing over ... (Euronews)

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has been officially cleared of breaching any ministerial rules for partying with friends in August, a weekend ...

In the social media clips, Marin was shown in several scenes apparently at a private residence, hugging her friends, and singing and dancing along to Finnish pop music. In August, Marin -- Finland's youngest-ever prime minister -- was forced to defend her private life after a video emerged of her enjoying a party with friends. However, the Pöysti found that the complaints couldn't be upheld because they did not specify what duties Marin might have left unfulfilled, and which of her duties might have been jeopardised while she was drinking singing and dancing at a private house party, and later at a Helsinki nightclub.

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Finnish PM Sanna Marin cleared of misconduct over partying footage (The Guardian)

Official inquiry finds 'no reason to suspect PM of unlawful conduct or of neglect of her official duties'

The prime minister herself said she hoped that “in 2022, it is accepted that even decision-makers get to dance, sing and go to parties”. [took a test, which proved negative](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/22/finnish-pm-sanna-marin-tests-negative-for-drugs-after-party-video-leak). And I too sometimes long for joy, light and fun amidst these dark clouds,” [she later said](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/24/finnish-pm-sanna-marin-says-even-politicians-need-joy-light-and-fun). The prime minister’s official residence may be used for private events, he said. “I spent the evening with my friends, partied, even in a rowdy way, danced and sang,” she said. [photograph taken at a party at the prime minister’s residence](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/24/finnish-pm-sanna-marin-says-even-politicians-need-joy-light-and-fun) showing the model and influencer Sabina Särkkä and another woman – not Marin – kissing and lifting up their tops.

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