Prime minister of Finland Sanna Marin holds a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, on August 19, 2022, after videos showing her partying and leaked into social media have sparked criticism. (Photo by RONI REKOMAA/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images) COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Friday she has taken a drug test "for her own legal protection" after a video was leaked of her dancing and lip-syncing songs at a private party.
Marin defended her actions, saying she drank alcohol with friends but did not do any drugs.A video posted on social media Thursday shows six people at a party dancing and lip-syncing a song, including Marin.
Later in the video, the 36-year-old prime minister is on her knees dancing while lip-syncing."I have taken a drug test for my own legal protection, the results of which will come in about a week," Marin told a news conference Friday, according to the Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper.Speaking in English, Marin, the Nordic country's youngest-ever prime minister, said she didn’t have any government meetings that weekend and "I had some time off and I spent it with my friends.
And I didn’t do anything illegal."It was unclear when the party was held.But the video was posted online after Finland on Wednesday decided to limit the number of visas issued to Russians beginning Sept.