Published: September 14th, 2022,
Last updated: June 6th, 2023

When Sanna Mirella Marin became Prime Minister of Finland in December 2019, she was by no means the first woman to hold the office. But she was the youngest female prime minister in Finland’s history. At 34, she was even the world’s youngest head of government when she took office – at least until Sebastian Kurz became chancellor again in Austria in January 2020.