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Interior Minister marries oil firm exec

Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo revealed on New Year’s Eve that she had married her partner Miika Johansson.

Maria Ohisalo ja puoliso Miika Johansson linnan juhlissa itsenäisyyspäivänä Helsingissä 6. joulukuuta 2019.
Ohisalo and Johansson at the recent Independence Day Gala. Image: Markku Ulander / Lehtikuva
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Interior Minister and Green Party chair Maria Ohisalo announced on Tuesday that she had married biofuels trader Miika Johansson.

Johansson works with North European Oil Trade, which operates in the wholesale oil and biofuels market. The firm is owned by Finnish duopoly retailer S-Group’s SOK and Finnish energy company ST1.

Johansson had previously disclosed on LinkedIn that he would be taking up the position of director responsible for ST1’s renewable energy business unit in May.

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Ohisalo and Johansson were in a relationship for several years before tying the knot.

On Tuesday, the minister published a wedding photo on her Twitter and Instagram accounts and wrote that "an amazing year and decade has come to the best possible end. We said 'I do'".

"Happy New Year," she added.

The bride was dressed in a full-length white bridal gown with a lace bodice and carried a bouquet of white flowers.