The social media post was a reaction to media stories in recent days claiming that Sanna Marin was planning a four-day working week and six-hour shifts for workers | Jussi Nukari/AFP via Getty Images Finnish government says there are no plans for a 4-day week Media reports about changes to the working week rubbished by the government in Helsinki.

The introduction of a four-day working week is not on the agenda in Finland, the government said Tuesday, despite dozens of media reports in recent days claiming it is.

In a tweet, the government said "there is no mention about 4-day week" in the government's program and the issue "is not on the Finnish Government’s agenda." It said that Sanna Marin, who took over as prime minister last month, "envisioned [the] idea briefly in a panel discussion last August while she was the Minister of Transport, and there hasn’t been any recent activity."

The social media post was a reaction to a number of media stories in recent days claiming that the 34-year-old Marin, of the Social Democrats, was planning a four-day working week and six-hour shifts for workers. While many such reports said the plan was being considered, others made it sound as if it was set in stone.

In the Finnish Government´s program there is no mention about 4-day week. Issue is not on the Finnish Government’s agenda. PM @marinsanna envisioned idea briefly in a panel discussion last August while she was the Minister of Transport, and there hasn’t been any recent activity. — Finnish Government (@FinGovernment) January 7, 2020

"Finland to introduce a FOUR-DAY working week and SIX-HOUR days" was a headline in U.K. tabloid The Sun while Australia's News.com.au wrote: "Four-day working week and six-hour shifts set to be introduced in Finland."

According to the Helsinki Times, Marin said during a panel discussion in Turku in August: "A four-day work week, a six-hour workday. Why couldn’t it be the next step? Is eight hours really the ultimate truth? I believe people deserve to spend more time with their families, loved ones, hobbies and other aspects of life, such as culture. This could be the next step for us in working life.”