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Finland PM Sanna Marin denies taking drugs after video shows her dancing at ‘wild’ party

  • The prime minister, 36, says she sang and drank alcohol, ‘perfectly legal things’ at party with friends
  • Marin has drawn attention in the past for attending rock festivals and partying in nightclubs

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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna speaks to the media at the Kuopio Music Centre on Thursday. Photo: dpa
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Finland’s prime minister says she did not take any drugs during a “wild” party in a private home, adding she did nothing wrong when letting her hair down and partying with friends.

A video posted on a social media shows six people dancing and mimicking a song in front of a camera, including Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

Later in the video, Marin, 36, is on her knees on what seems to be the dance floor with her arms behind her head dancing while mimicking a song.

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“I’m disappointed that it has become public. I spent the evening with friends. Partied, pretty wild, yes. Danced and sang,” she was quoted as saying on Thursday by Finnish broadcaster YLE.

“I have not used drugs myself, or anything other than alcohol. I’ve danced, sung and partied and done perfectly legal things. 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.

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