Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin files for divorce

The leader, who is about to leave office after losing a general election, says she is ‘still best friends’ with husband Markus Raikkonen

Marin became the world’s youngest elected head of government in 2019, but was later embroiled in a scandal over a leaked video of her partying with celebrities

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Finland’s outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin addresses media at the Parliament in Helsinki in April. Photo: AFP

Published: 4:31am, 11 May 2023Updated: 9:53am, 11 May 2023

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin, set to leave office after losing a general election, announced Wednesday that she and her husband have filed for divorce.

“We have filed for divorce together. We are grateful for the 19 years together,” Marin said in an Instagram story.

She added that she is “still best friends” with her partner Markus Raikkonen, who shared the announcement on his own Instagram profile.

The pair have a five-year-old daughter and Marin said that “we will continue to spend time together as a family”.

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced her divorce by posting an image of herself and her husband on social media. Photo: Instagram via @sannamarin/Reuters

In April, Marin’s Social Democrats fell to third place with 43 seats in the 200-member parliament, behind the conservative National Coalition with 48 seats and the anti-immigration Finns Party with 46.

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