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Marin marks 200th year of Govt Palace with 8 ex PMs

Published : 27 Sep 2022, 19:31

Updated : 27 Sep 2022, 19:35

  DF Report
Prime Minister Sanna Marin and eight former prime ministers celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Government Palace on Tuesday. Photo: Finnish government by Stina Virkamäki.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Tuesday celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Government Palace together with eight former Premiers of the country, government sources said.

The Prime Minister hosted a lunch in honour of former prime ministers Matti Vanhanen, Mari Kiviniemi, Jyrki Katainen, Paavo Lipponen, Esko Aho, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Juha Sipilä and Antti Rinne on the occasion.

The present and former PMs were served festive meals eaten at Finnish manors two hundreds years ago along with sparkling wine aperitifs and red wine.

Designed by German architect Johann Carl Ludwig Engel construction of the Government Palace was completed in September 1822.