Three older male government officials also went out that weekend, but it would be pictures of Marin at the club, young and photogenic, which were splashed across the website of the Finnish gossip magazine Seiska. On Wednesday, amid mounting criticism from her political opponents on the right, Marin, a Social Democrat, held a press conference in front of the parliamentary building to apologize. Not all members of the Finnish press were convinced of her contrition. One journalist asked if it was a joke or just a coincidence that she had been drinking a Corona.journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter