Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s drug test negative after partying
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s drug test has come back negative, her office revealed Monday — just days after a firestorm erupted over leaked footage of the leader wildly partying and dancing with friends.
The 36-year-old leader announced Friday that she would undergo a drug test to dimiss concerns that she may have been under the influence in the controversial videos.
Marin’s office has since confirmed the tests showed no traces of narcotics in her system
After the string of videos emerged, Marin adamantly denied ever taking drugs and said she had not seen anyone else doing so at the party that she attended in an apartment after returning from summer vacation.
“I did nothing illegal,” she told reporters in Helsinki on Friday. “Even in my teenage years, I have not used any kind of drugs.”
The married leader, who is one of the world’s youngest heads of state, said she was aware she was being filmed as she danced with friends in the apartment — but had no idea the footage would be made public.
The Social Democrat leader later insisted that her ability to perform her official duties had remained unimpaired during her partying — and that she would have left if she had been required to work.
“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,” Marin said. “I think my ability to function was really good. There were no known meetings on the days I was partying.”
A separate clip later surfaced that showed Marin — who has been married for two years to Markus Räikkönen — seemingly dancing intimately with a mystery man in a packed Helsinki club.
