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”.

The image of two woman kissing was taken during a private party at her official residence.

That kind of picture should have not been taken but otherwise nothing extraordinary happened at the get-together," the 36-year-old leader told reporters, adding that partygoers "had a sauna, swam and spent time together". Later in the video, the prime minister is on her knees dancing while lip-syncing. "In my opinion, the picture is not appropriate.

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.

Finland's prime minister Sanna Marin apologised on Tuesday for a controversial photo taken at her residence, less than a week after the 36-year-old sparked ...

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." Marin confirmed on Tuesday the picture was taken at her official residence in Kesaranta, after she attended a music festival that took place July 8-10.

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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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.

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.