Finnish Prime Minister Senna Marin and her husband, Markus Räikkönen, have jointly filed for divorce after 19 years together, Marin announced the development on Instagram on Wednesday, May 10.
Marin made the announcement after losing Finland’s parliamentary election in April, with opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) claiming victory in a closely fought contest. She is currently serving as caretaker prime minister until a new coalition government can be formed.
Marin and her husband Räikkönen, a businessman and former professional footballer, got married in 2020, according to Finish Broadcasting Company, YLE. She joined politics at 20 and quickly moved up the ladder of the center-left social-democratic party.
Though she remains very popular among many Finns, particularly young moderates, she antagonized some conservatives with high levels of spending on pensions and education.
“We have filed for divorce together. We are grateful for 19 years together and our beloved daughter,” Marin wrote in an Instagram story.
“We are still best friends, cool to each other and loving parents. We will continue to spend time together as a family and with each other,” she added.
Her announcement also comes months after she was criticized for partying with friends led her to taking a drug test following the backlash.
She was also the first member of her family to attend university, and became the world’s youngest prime minister when she took office in 2019 at the age of 34.
