With photos of her visit to a rock festival in a leather jacket and denim shorts, she takes the hearts of her followers by storm: Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin. However, her political commitment goes far beyond parties and music.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin appeared at a rock festival wearing a leather jacket, short denim shorts and boots. There was widespread praise online for the “coolest head of government in Europe”. The organizers of the Ruisrock festival on the island of Ruissalo, which belongs to the southwestern Finnish city of Turku, shared the black and white portrait of photographer Janita Autio on their Instagram page. “Legend,” commented one user, “so cool,” wrote another user. Marin herself even reposted the comment “Our PM is way cooler than yours” on her Instagram story. The politician is known for her fondness for rock music.
Marin confirmed the visit on her own account. There she posted a photo showing her with husband Markus Raikkonen. “Today the vacation started. To Turku in Finland and Ruisrock,” she wrote. She also presented some short videos of performances by Finnish artists. It was not known whether, like many other festival visitors, she drank canned beer and took part in the usual wild pogo dances in front of the stage.
Most recently, Marin campaigned for LGBTQ rights by taking part in a Pride parade in Helsinki. As “Emma” reported, her father was an alcoholic and left the family when Sanna was still a small child. She grew up with her single mother, who later lived with her partner in a same-sex relationship.
Sanna Marin was the first in the family to go to university and financed her studies herself. At 27 she became head of the city council in her hometown of Tampere, and at 30 she became a member of parliament. At the age of 34, she became the youngest head of government in the world to be appointed Prime Minister in December 2019. She campaigned with the Finnish Social Democratic Party, among other things, for more women to be represented in parliament.
