Current Events > Finland PM was clubbing til 4 AM, needed to quarantine

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59577371

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin has apologised for going clubbing after coming into close contact with a Covid-19 case.

Sanna Marin went on a night out in Helsinki on Saturday, hours after her foreign minister had tested positive.

She was initially told she did not need to isolate because she had been fully vaccinated, but later missed a text that advised her to do so.

Critics questioned her judgement for not isolating until testing negative.

The Social Democratic prime minister, 36, said the text message that advised her to avoid social contact was sent to her work phone, which she had left at home.

When she saw the text on Sunday, she urgently sought a Covid test and the result came back negative.

At first Ms Marin defended her actions, arguing that she had followed the advice of her secretary of state, who informed her about the Covid exposure.

But in a Facebook post on Monday, Ms Marin said she should have double-checked the guidance and used better judgement.

Under Finland's Covid guidelines, anyone who is double-jabbed does not need to isolate if they come into contact with a positive case.

But the guidelines do advise people to voluntarily avoid social contact if they are waiting for access to a Covid test.

Separate guidelines for government ministers and employees also recommend limiting social contact immediately after exposure, according to Finland's Helsingin Sanomat newspaper.

Speaking to reporters in parliament on Wednesday, Ms Marin said she had not been provided with this guidance. She said she took personal responsibility for the lack of information and again apologised for her actions.

Ms Marin has faced criticism since a gossip magazine published photos of the prime minister attending a Helsinki nightclub with friends on Saturday.

The Seiska magazine said it spoke to witnesses who saw her dancing at the Butchers club, where she stayed until 04:00.

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Damn, she actually kinda cute tho.

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Godnorgosh posted...

She's Finnished

/topic

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if national leaders can't be trusted to abide by voluntary quarantine measures that should be evidence enough that they are useless

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Looks like I'll be adding this country to my "might move to" list

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Alteres posted...

Damn, she actually kinda cute tho.

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Finland's leader partying.

The entire Tory (UK) party partying, along with the media defending them, having parties during Christmas lockdown.

Got to love our governments, eh?
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Imagine youre at the club slamming shots with the PM at 4am and you take her home and bang her with the secret service watching

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https://twitter.com/synthimers/status/1468709114792620034?s=21

i love her

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Godnorgosh posted...

She's Finnished

god damnit

Alteres posted...

Damn, she actually kinda cute tho.

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