Finland's PM apologises for going clubbing after COVID-19 case contact
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin has publicly apologised for going clubbing, hours after coming into contact with a COVID-19 case.
Ms Marin, 36, was photographed at a Helsinki nightclub on Saturday night after her foreign minister, Pekka Haavisto, tested positive for coronavirus.
The Social Democrat leader posted an apology on Facebook on Monday.
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Sanna Marin became the world's youngest prime minister when she was appointed in 2019. AP
She explained she had initially received advice she did not have to isolate as she was fully vaccinated.
"My husband and I … had been out to eat, been shopping in town, seen friends and also spent time [enjoying] the evening and nightlife," she wrote.
"I should have used better judgment and double-checked the guidance given to me.
"I am very sorry for not understanding that I needed to do that."
The Prime Minister initially received advice she did not have to isolate as she was fully vaccinated. AP
The leader explained she had missed a text saying she did have to isolate.
Once Ms Marin saw that text on Sunday she sought a COVID-19 test, which returned a negative result.
Ms Marin became the world's youngest prime minister when she was appointed in 2019.
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