Sanna Marin made an attention-grabbing choice at Ahtisaari’s funeral – The manners expert roars

Former Prime Minister Sanna Marin, 37, (sd) did not fully follow traditional funeral etiquette. Marin arrived alone today, November 10, the president Martti Ahtisaaren for the funeral at the Helsinki Cathedral.

Marini, who resigned from her duties as a member of parliament, was wearing a long, black trench coat and high heels and tights of the same color. Her hair was put in a ponytail and large gold earrings sparkled in her ears.

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However, Marin’s choice of jewelry was not very appropriate for the occasion, if viewed from a traditional perspective. According to traditional funeral etiquette, gold jewelry belongs only to happy celebrations. On the other hand, it is often necessary to wear silver and pearl jewelry at funerals. This is because gold jewelry is a symbol of the sun and happiness, while silver symbolizes the moon and sorrow.

The chairman of Tapaseura Ry and a writer Mirva Saukkola however, tells Iltalehte that Marini’s fault was not so much the color of the earrings, but the size.

– It is usually seen that pretty modest jewelry should be worn at a funeral. For example, a button-style earring is seen as appropriate, but they can also have diamonds. In general, big, dangling and sparkling earrings are seen as inappropriate. Showy jewelry is intended for happy parties, and restrained ones for sad ones, Saukkola explains.

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Saukkola explains why this kind of dress etiquette is usually recommended on such a sad occasion.

– A funeral is not a “fashion statement” event, but rather a place to honor the deceased and show condolences to the people important to him. Then the guest is rarely in a side role and the main role is remembering the deceased, he says.

According to Saukkola, the high heels chosen by Marini also would not have been suitable for funeral etiquette in the old days.

– In the old days, they were seen more as dancing shoes. Today, interest rates are more free. Hardly anyone would question them anymore. But if the shoes had, for example, glittery decorations, they would not have been suitable.

So Marin could very well have broken the old funeral etiquette. However, Saukkola emphasizes that it is not a world-class insult.

– His style has just changed so much over the years. He has been moving to a more spectacular style all the time, the expert reflects.

– I personally don’t think that he wanted to offend in any way. However, it is about a politician who represented the same party, and he wanted to come to the funeral to honor the memory of Martti Ahtisaari. He has just come to the place, as if having settled into his own style, he adds at the end.