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You Won’t Believe the New Conspiracy Surrounding Sanna Marin
What #MarshmallowGate says about Finnish politics.
So, as everybody around the world already seems to know, Finnish PM Sanna Marin has been in the news for her scandalous habits of dancing and singing in a private apartment.
Now, there’s a whole new reason to hate her, or at least be incredibly suspicious of her: Marshmallow Gate.
Yep, you read it right. And no, it’s not some weird sex stuff.
The Marshmallow Setup
The story starts with a viral tweet (don’t they all?) by Finnish wellness entrepreneur/podcaster/social media personality Joni Jaakkola.
He had been in Helsinki’s Seurasaari, an island right outside of the city, having a picnic with his family. Sanna Marin, her husband and 4-year-old daughter had arrived at the same spot, and they’d had a short exchange, after which everyone had gone their separate ways.
Here’s the tweet (I’ll translate below, don’t worry).
“Finland is quite a great place. We were having a picnic with the family, and the PM sat right next to us. My wife offered them some marshmallows to roast. They accepted, roasted, and ate them. Nobody started a problem or tried to get pictures. Then, they left, just like anyone else.”
It’s an interesting, respectful comment about one lovely aspect of the Finnish culture. About how, in our small and generally peaceful country, you can run into the Prime Minister when having a picnic, and nobody makes a fuss.
The PM and her husband are just regular people.
Marin answered the tweet, saying: “Thank you for the marshmallow ❤️ My daughter liked it. Small acts show the little ones that the world is friendly.”
This could just have been a kindhearted exchange between two families. I had no intention of writing about it, it was just a cute little story I saw on Twitter.
