{"id":129429,"date":"2022-08-19T17:32:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=129429"},"modified":"2022-08-19T17:32:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:32:45","slug":"finlands-pm-scandal-only-gets-worse-video-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=129429","title":{"rendered":"FINLAND&#8217;S PM SCANDAL ONLY GETS WORSE (Video + Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Married Finnish PM Sanna Marin \u2018danced intimately\u2019 with man at club: video<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4137224153001\/6aIMRO3kiI_default\/index.html?videoId=6311102165112\" width=\"734\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By Lee Brown<br \/>\nNew York Post<\/p>\n<p>The firestorm over Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/18\/leaked-videos-show-finnish-pm-sanna-marin-partying\/\">\u00a0wild partying<\/a>\u00a0intensified Friday with a new video seemingly showing the married leader dancing intimately with a mystery man.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old leader, one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/12\/09\/finnish-34-year-old-to-become-worlds-youngest-prime-minister\/\">world\u2019s youngest heads of state<\/a>, has already been forced to deny being on drugs in a now-viral clip of her partying in an apartment after returning from summer vacation.<\/p>\n<p>But on Friday, Finnish tabloid Seiska\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seiska.fi\/Kotimaa\/Sanna-Marinista-leviaa-uusi-kohuvideo-intiimia-tanssia-vieraan-miehen-kanssa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted a new video<\/a>\u00a0of her later that same night, showing the top politician pressed up against a man who repeatedly nuzzles her neck as they dance in a packed Helsinki club, Teatteri.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23525985\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-02.jpg?w=576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=864 864w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" alt=\"New video of married Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin dancing with mystery man\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The \u201cclearly intoxicated\u201d Social Democrat \u201cdanced intimately with at least three different men\u201d and \u201csat on the laps of two different men,\u201d one witness told Finnish tabloid Seiska.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23525984\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-04.jpg?w=576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=864 864w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" alt=\"New video of married Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin dancing with mystery man\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Marin puts her hands around the man, who also appears to nuzzle her neck as they dance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brightcove-video align\" data-video-index=\"0\" data-video-economics=\"\">\n<div class=\"brightcove-video__player\" data-aspect-ratio=\"default\">\n<div class=\"vjs-poster\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-text-track-display\" translate=\"yes\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-dock-text\">\n<div id=\"vjs-dock-title-3\" class=\"vjs-dock-title\">Finland&#8217;s Prime Minister denies doing drugs, says she has nothing to hide, after video of her dancing with friends goes viral<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-dock-shelf\"><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"vjs-big-play-button\" title=\"Play Video\" type=\"button\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><span class=\"vjs-control-text\" aria-live=\"polite\">Play Video<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23525983\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-05.jpg?w=576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=864 864w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" alt=\"New video of married Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin dancing with mystery man.\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Marin puts her hands around the man, who also appears to nuzzle her neck as they dance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23525982\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-06.jpg?w=576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=864 864w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" alt=\"Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was partying at the crowded Helsinki club, Teatteri.\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was partying at the crowded Helsinki club Teatteri.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23525981\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-09.jpg?w=576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=864 864w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finalnd-prime-minister-sanna-marin-intimate-dance-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" alt=\"New video of married Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin dancing with mystery man \" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Marin also put her arms around the mystery man as he held her hips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Marin \u2014 who has been married for two years to Markus R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, an investor and former Finnish soccer player \u2014 hugs the man as the club plays the Black Eyed Peas\u2019 chorus of \u201cI got a feeling that tonight\u2019s gonna be a good, good night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One witness told the outlet that the \u201cclearly intoxicated\u201d Social Democrat \u201cdanced intimately with at least three different men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also \u201csat on the laps of two different men,\u201d insisted the witness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe acted like a single 20-something. It was hard to believe that she is married,\u201d the witness told Seiska, claiming the prime minister was out until at least 5:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>In the video of her dancing with the mystery man, Marin \u2014 who has a 4-year-old daughter with R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen \u2014 is clearly wearing a ring on her wedding finger.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the clip, Marin throws her hands in the air to the Black Eyed Peas\u2019 hit as the man puts his hands on her hips. She then lowers her own arms around his shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>Seiska conceded that it was unclear if the man \u2014 who at times had his hand on the prime minister\u2019s lower back \u2014 kissed her neck or was merely whispering in her ear.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet said the politician\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seiska.fi\/Kotimaa\/Sanna-Marinin-bileputki-alkoikin-jo-perjantaina-Kiskoi-lasikaupalla-samppanjaa-seurassa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was also spotted dancing on a balcony<\/a>\u00a0during another \u201craucous\u201d night on Friday, Aug. 5, the night before the dancing clips were filmed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having \u201cpartied wildly throughout the weekend,\u201d the nation\u2019s leader was back at work first thing that Monday, with only her \u201cslightly hoarse voice\u201d betraying her \u201chard weekend of partying,\u201d the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the latest allegations, Marin complained about the initial video leak, insisting her night out was innocent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-feat-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23525986\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" alt=\"Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin insists there\u2019s nothing scandalous about her reported partying.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin insists there\u2019s nothing scandalous about her reported partying.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23525987\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-07.jpg?w=710\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1420 1420w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1065 1065w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=710 710w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=355 355w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" alt=\"Earlier video that caused scandal for Finland's 36-year-old prime minister.\" width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The young leader was already angry at an earlier leak showing her dancing with friends.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe just partied, also in a boisterous way. I danced and sang,\u201d she said, while also telling a press conference that she has \u201cnot used drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve danced, sung and partied and done perfectly legal things,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23525989\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-03.jpg?w=683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/finland-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" alt=\"Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin talks to reporters on Thursday.\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Marin, seen here Thursday, is one of the world\u2019s youngest heads of state at just 36. via REUTERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Seiska said its \u201cflood\u201d of tips were coming from people \u201cgenuinely concerned about the prime minister\u2019s well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/19\/finnish-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-with-man-at-club\/\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/19\/finnish-pm-sanna-marin-danced-intimately-with-man-at-club\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Married Finnish PM Sanna Marin \u2018danced intimately\u2019 with man at club: video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=129429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=129429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=129429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=129429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}