Outgoing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her husband of three years, Markus Raikkonen, have filed for divorce.
The couple introduced the information on Instagram on Wednesday, saying they’re “grateful for the 19 years collectively and our beloved daughter.” They added that they’ll stay “finest buddies.”
The divorce comes after Marin misplaced Finland’s parliamentary election in April. She is at the moment serving as caretaker prime minister till a brand new coalition authorities will be shaped.
Marin and Raikkonen, who till just lately labored at a enterprise capital agency, share a 5-year-old daughter. They married in 2020 whereas Marin was in workplace coping with the affect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have now lived our youth collectively, entered maturity collectively and grown into mother and father for our pricey daughter collectively,” Marin wrote on Instagram after her August 2020 wedding ceremony to Raikkonen.
Marin and her Social Democratic Social gathering misplaced Finland’s election for parliament final month, trailing the right-wing Nationwide Coalition Social gathering in addition to the nationalist Finns Social gathering.
Marin, 37, the world’s youngest prime minister when she took workplace in 2019, is taken into account by followers across the globe as a millennial function mannequin for progressive new leaders, whilst voters at dwelling opted for a brand new authorities.