Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has tested negative for any drug use, the government says, after she was seen dancing, singing and drinking at a recent party.
Marin, 36, agreed to take the test to allay concerns about her behaviour.
She says she never took drugs and denies doing anything illegal at the party, but says she drank alcohol.
A published video shows her celebrating with friends.
A government statement (in Finnish) said "no drugs were found" in the test. The statement added that the prime minister paid the expenses of the test herself.
Special adviser to the prime minister, Iida Vallin, said the urine sample was tested for cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and opioids.
After the release of the videos, Sanna Marin faced criticism from some politicians, and an opposition party leader asked her to take a drug test.
Once the world's youngest head of government - a title currently held by Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic - Ms Marin has never hidden her "party" side and is often photographed at music festivals.
Last year she apologized for going to the club after coming into close contact with a case of Covid-19. Earlier this month, Ms Marin was named the "coolest prime minister in the world" by German newspaper Bild.
Meanwhile, people on social networks such as Instagram, LinkedIn, etc., have been mostly supportive of the prime minister.
Who is Sanna Marin?
- In 2019, at the age of 34, Sanna Marin became the world's youngest prime minister after being elected by her party to succeed former leader Antti Rinne.
- She comes from a humble background. Her parents separated when she was young and in her early years her mother raised her alone.
- In 2015, Marin spoke about the stigma she faced when her mother was in a same-sex relationship.
- After studying at the University of Tampere and serving in local government, she was elected to the Finnish parliament in 2015, at the age of 29.
Source: BBC
