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Finland’s Millennial Prime Minister Is Getting a Divorce

SCANDINAVIAN SPLIT

Just a month after her party lost a parliamentary election, Sanna Marin and Markus Raikkonen are breaking up.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hold a joint news conference at the government headquarters Rosenbad as they meet in Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 2, 2023.
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It’s been a rough few weeks for Finland’s outgoing prime minister, Sanna Marin. Just a month after her Social Democratic Party lost Finland’s parliamentary election, Marin, who at 37 years old has become a millennial icon among world leaders, has filed for divorce from her husband, The Guardian reported. Marin and her husband, Markus Raikkonen, announced their breakup over Instagram: “We are grateful for the 19 years together and our beloved daughter. We will remain best friends.” The pair married in 2020, a year after Marin took office in 2019, becoming the youngest prime minister in the world.

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