Divorce of former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin finalized: Report

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by David Propper

Finland’s party-loving former Prime Minister Sanna Marin formalized her divorce from her ex-husband this week, according to reports.

Marin, who previously made headlines for dancing wildly during a fling with her celebrity friends, announced in May last year that they would be separating from Markus Raikkonen after they married in 2020.

After the breakup, it seemed like Marin was entering the summer of being a “hot girl”, wearing stylish outfits and enjoying festivals.

The former state leader left politics last fall after being re-elected in the European opposition right-wing elections in April.

The divorce between Marin, 37, and Raikkonen was finalized by the Pirkanmaa District Court on Monday, Finnish media outlet Ale reported.

When the two filed for divorce eight months ago, they issued a joint statement vowing to remain “best friends.”

Marin and Raikkonen, an investor and former soccer player, have a daughter and were together for 19 years until their 2020 wedding.

“We spent our youth together, entered adulthood together, and grew up together as parents to our beloved daughter,” Marin wrote on Instagram at the time.

Marin was elected in 2019 at the age of 34, making her the world’s youngest prime minister, but in August videos of her partying raucously were leaked, including footage of her crushing an unidentified man. , was criticized.

Marin is currently a strategic advisor at the Tony Blair Institute, where he works with political leaders to “advise on strategy, policy and delivery to create real change for people.”

Eire also reported that she moved from Tampere to Helsinki in October after resigning from her position as a municipal councilor in the city of Finland.