The cinematic memes of women dancing and having fun with friends posted under the hashtag solidarity with Sanna came as the prime minister faced criticism for her behavior when two videos surfaced of her singing and dancing at a party with friends and another enjoying the herself in a private VIP room of a well-known club in Helsinki. Critics said the films raised questions about her personal and political judgment. Allegations of drug taking at the party were dismissed by the prime minister, who said she had taken a drug test, which will be released when it becomes available to dispel the allegations. One of the videos posted on social media in solidarity with Sanna Marin. Photo: Twitter She defended herself by saying that she did nothing but “dance, sing, hug my friends and drink alcohol”. “I hope that in 2022 it will be accepted that even those who make decisions dance, sing and go to parties,” said Marin, 36. In response, hundreds of women posted their own dancing and drinking videos and supported her. Anu Koivunen, a professor of gender studies at the University of Turku in Finland, said she did not think gender was a determining factor in the uproar over the leaked video. The party itself was no big deal, but the fact that the video was leaked could be seen as a lapse in judgment by the prime minister in terms of the people she surrounded herself with. “That he didn’t hold back in a company where he can’t trust everyone in the room,” Koivonen said. “I think that’s the main issue right now.” Petteri Järvinen, a cybersecurity expert cited by Iltalehti newspaper on Saturday, raised the possibility that Russia had hacked the phone or social media accounts of someone in the Finnish prime minister’s inner circle.
