Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin, husband to divorce
Finland’s outgoing prime minister announced Wednesday that she is divorcing her husband — just a few months after she came under fire for partying on the job and dancing “intimately” with another man.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin, 37, and her husband of three years, Markus Raikkonen, shared on Instagram Stories that they had jointly filed for divorce.
“We are grateful for the 19 years together and our beloved daughter. We will remain best friends,” they wrote.
The former couple married in August 2020, when Finland was grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have lived our youth together, entered adulthood together and grown into parents for our dear daughter together,” Marin wrote on Instagram at the time.
Marin, who was the world’s youngest prime minister when she was elected at age 34 in 2019, was forced to defend her work ethic last August when videos leaked of her partying raucously — including footage of her grinding against an unknown man.
“[Marin] acted like a single 20-something. It was hard to believe that she is married,” one witness told the Finnish media of the top pol’s wild night out.
Sanna Marin and her husband announced their divorce plans on Wednesday. via REUTERS
Marin came under fire in August after videos of her partying leaked to the press. Twitter
Marin will step down as party leader in the fall. Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images
Marin later issued a tearful public apology.
“I am also human,” Marin said, adding, “I do my job. I learn from this.”
Despite the gaffe, Marin remained popular with younger moderates, many of whom lauded her as a role model for younger, progressive millennial leaders.
She conceded last month after her Social Democratic Party came up short in Finland’s parliamentary election.
She is expected to step down as party leader when the new parliament begins in the fall.
With Post wires
Source: New York Post
