David Mac Dougall
@davidmacdougall.bsky.social
Journalist covering Finland and the wider Nordic-Baltic-Arctic region. #NB8+S ✒️Media columnist at Helsingin Sanomat.
Dog walker. Lapsed rugby player. Fennophile. 🌐 Fife - Uusimaa/Nyland.
Dog walker. Lapsed rugby player. Fennophile. 🌐 Fife - Uusimaa/Nyland.
Part Labrador, part pig, part hippo, wallowing in any muddy puddle she finds!
January 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Part Labrador, part pig, part hippo, wallowing in any muddy puddle she finds!
I had to write the words "in Nuuk" this morning in Finnish and a) that was a first for me, but also b) I think it looks suspiciously close to a bad word, if you rearrange just a couple of letters...
Nuukissa.
Nuukissa.
January 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I had to write the words "in Nuuk" this morning in Finnish and a) that was a first for me, but also b) I think it looks suspiciously close to a bad word, if you rearrange just a couple of letters...
Nuukissa.
Nuukissa.
Denmark has already started deploying more troops to Greenland, according to DR.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Kilder til DR: Danmark sender militære forstærkninger til Grønland
En fortrop fra Forsvaret er ankommet til Grønland, erfarer DR.
www.dr.dk
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Denmark has already started deploying more troops to Greenland, according to DR.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says. Image with question ‘Which way, Greenland man?’ is a ‘key concept in neo-Nazi and white supremacist subculture’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says
Image with question ‘Which way, Greenland man?’ is a ‘key concept in neo-Nazi and white supremacist subculture’
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM
White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says. Image with question ‘Which way, Greenland man?’ is a ‘key concept in neo-Nazi and white supremacist subculture’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Yesterday the dog was so filthy from rolling around in muddy puddles that I wanted to put her through an industrial car wash! Today she managed to stay relatively clean - so far! 😇
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Yesterday the dog was so filthy from rolling around in muddy puddles that I wanted to put her through an industrial car wash! Today she managed to stay relatively clean - so far! 😇
Reposted by David Mac Dougall
Our Wednesday afternoon selection is a midweek mix of icy art and frosty fun fotos taken recently in Finland.
Photos shared by taikalehto, helih11, tommi_lehto, and _syysmyrkkylilja:
www.instagram.com/p/DTfN_axDEMO/
Photos shared by taikalehto, helih11, tommi_lehto, and _syysmyrkkylilja:
www.instagram.com/p/DTfN_axDEMO/
January 14, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Our Wednesday afternoon selection is a midweek mix of icy art and frosty fun fotos taken recently in Finland.
Photos shared by taikalehto, helih11, tommi_lehto, and _syysmyrkkylilja:
www.instagram.com/p/DTfN_axDEMO/
Photos shared by taikalehto, helih11, tommi_lehto, and _syysmyrkkylilja:
www.instagram.com/p/DTfN_axDEMO/
Reposted by David Mac Dougall
@seanferrick.bsky.social @gaghyogi49.bsky.social @trekranks.com Made the mistake of reading comments under early reviews for "Academy". One said that "real Trek fans" don't want the show and won't watch it. Does that mean I am not a "real Trek fan"? What must I do to become a "real Trek fan"?
January 12, 2026 at 8:57 AM
@seanferrick.bsky.social @gaghyogi49.bsky.social @trekranks.com Made the mistake of reading comments under early reviews for "Academy". One said that "real Trek fans" don't want the show and won't watch it. Does that mean I am not a "real Trek fan"? What must I do to become a "real Trek fan"?
‘Fateful moment’ for Denmark amid Trump threats to take over Greenland.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Fateful moment’ for Denmark amid Trump threats to take over Greenland
Danish prime minister says country is at a crossroads and accuses US of turning its back on Nato
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
‘Fateful moment’ for Denmark amid Trump threats to take over Greenland.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Reposted by David Mac Dougall
New from me in this week's Helsingin Sanomat @hs.fi media column: where to find reliable information about events in Greenland and Venezuela.
3️⃣ Pisteet:
🇩🇰🇬🇱 Tanskan media on vuosikymmeninä käsitellyt Grönlantia vain vähän – samaan tapaan kuin suomalainen media on käsitellyt saamelaiskysymyksiä.
3️⃣ Pisteet:
🇩🇰🇬🇱 Tanskan media on vuosikymmeninä käsitellyt Grönlantia vain vähän – samaan tapaan kuin suomalainen media on käsitellyt saamelaiskysymyksiä.
January 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
New from me in this week's Helsingin Sanomat @hs.fi media column: where to find reliable information about events in Greenland and Venezuela.
3️⃣ Pisteet:
🇩🇰🇬🇱 Tanskan media on vuosikymmeninä käsitellyt Grönlantia vain vähän – samaan tapaan kuin suomalainen media on käsitellyt saamelaiskysymyksiä.
3️⃣ Pisteet:
🇩🇰🇬🇱 Tanskan media on vuosikymmeninä käsitellyt Grönlantia vain vähän – samaan tapaan kuin suomalainen media on käsitellyt saamelaiskysymyksiä.
Watching Kemi Badenoch being interviewed this morning and she can't seem to answer a foreign affairs question directly. Says 🇬🇱Greenland is "not a first order issue" but wants to repeat all her old talking points on *checks notes* the 🇮🇴 Chagos Islands 🤦♂️
January 11, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Watching Kemi Badenoch being interviewed this morning and she can't seem to answer a foreign affairs question directly. Says 🇬🇱Greenland is "not a first order issue" but wants to repeat all her old talking points on *checks notes* the 🇮🇴 Chagos Islands 🤦♂️
New from me in this week's Helsingin Sanomat @hs.fi media column: where to find reliable information about events in Greenland and Venezuela.
3️⃣ Pisteet:
🇩🇰🇬🇱 Tanskan media on vuosikymmeninä käsitellyt Grönlantia vain vähän – samaan tapaan kuin suomalainen media on käsitellyt saamelaiskysymyksiä.
3️⃣ Pisteet:
🇩🇰🇬🇱 Tanskan media on vuosikymmeninä käsitellyt Grönlantia vain vähän – samaan tapaan kuin suomalainen media on käsitellyt saamelaiskysymyksiä.
January 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
New from me in this week's Helsingin Sanomat @hs.fi media column: where to find reliable information about events in Greenland and Venezuela.
3️⃣ Pisteet:
🇩🇰🇬🇱 Tanskan media on vuosikymmeninä käsitellyt Grönlantia vain vähän – samaan tapaan kuin suomalainen media on käsitellyt saamelaiskysymyksiä.
3️⃣ Pisteet:
🇩🇰🇬🇱 Tanskan media on vuosikymmeninä käsitellyt Grönlantia vain vähän – samaan tapaan kuin suomalainen media on käsitellyt saamelaiskysymyksiä.
Feeling productive on a Friday morning when my contribution for this Sunday's Helsingin Sanomat @hs.fi media column is written and sent off to the editor. I am keeping (mostly) to his strict character limit this year because he gets pretty annoyed at me always writing too much! 😁😇
a man in a suit and tie says edit edit edit in front of a shelf full of shoes
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says edit edit edit in front of a shelf full of shoes
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Feeling productive on a Friday morning when my contribution for this Sunday's Helsingin Sanomat @hs.fi media column is written and sent off to the editor. I am keeping (mostly) to his strict character limit this year because he gets pretty annoyed at me always writing too much! 😁😇
Suomi mainittu! Finland is the number one in all of Europe! Torille? 🇫🇮💪
January 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Suomi mainittu! Finland is the number one in all of Europe! Torille? 🇫🇮💪
Oh, Canadialand! 🇨🇦
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Oh, Canadialand! 🇨🇦
Reposted by David Mac Dougall
#Canada supports #Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including #Greenland. Minister Anand will be in Nuuk in the coming weeks to officially open Canada's consulate, further strengthening our engagement with a strong #Arctic ally.
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
#Canada supports #Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including #Greenland. Minister Anand will be in Nuuk in the coming weeks to officially open Canada's consulate, further strengthening our engagement with a strong #Arctic ally.
@charlyjsp.bsky.social @alanderminna.bsky.social @corporalfrisk.com *idle musings* With so many cold weather exercises in Lapland, have Finnish troops been training Americans to invade Greenland? Are... are we complicit...?
January 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
@charlyjsp.bsky.social @alanderminna.bsky.social @corporalfrisk.com *idle musings* With so many cold weather exercises in Lapland, have Finnish troops been training Americans to invade Greenland? Are... are we complicit...?
I bought some daffodil bulbs. The instructions say "do not over-water" which are stressing me out. How much water? How often? How much is too much? What is "over-watering" and what is "under-watering"? 🌼😬
January 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I bought some daffodil bulbs. The instructions say "do not over-water" which are stressing me out. How much water? How often? How much is too much? What is "over-watering" and what is "under-watering"? 🌼😬
Talking is good. I guess jaw-jaw is better than war-war, as the saying goes. But still, Greenland is not just an abstract concept, the people there cannot be treated like a commodity to be bought and sold.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlHH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlHH...
Denmark, Greenland Urge Talks Amid U.S. Greenland Push
YouTube video by Proxio Media
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Talking is good. I guess jaw-jaw is better than war-war, as the saying goes. But still, Greenland is not just an abstract concept, the people there cannot be treated like a commodity to be bought and sold.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlHH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlHH...
Reposted by David Mac Dougall
There’s a reason why the Danish military ordered 750 000 pairs of woollen socks from Finland a year ago
Tanskan puolustusvoimat tilasi suomalaistehtaalta 750 000 paria villasukkia – niillä marssitaan Grönlannissa saakka
Tanskan puolustusvoimat on tilannut Sukkamestareilta satojatuhansia pareja merinovillaisia sukkia. Suomalaiset voittivat kansainvälisen tarjouskilpailun sukkien laadun perusteella.
yle.fi
January 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
There’s a reason why the Danish military ordered 750 000 pairs of woollen socks from Finland a year ago
Let sleeping dogs lie 😴
January 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Let sleeping dogs lie 😴
🇬🇱 BBC News - US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House
In a statement, the White House told the BBC that Trump had made clear that acquiring Greenland was a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:22 PM
🇬🇱 BBC News - US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by David Mac Dougall
The US commander in chief has famously claimed that Greenland waters are teeming with Russian and Chinese vessels.
According to AIS data this is bollocks to speak European.
There are 8 Chinese and 0 Russian vessels in US waters, none in Greenland.
According to AIS data this is bollocks to speak European.
There are 8 Chinese and 0 Russian vessels in US waters, none in Greenland.
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The US commander in chief has famously claimed that Greenland waters are teeming with Russian and Chinese vessels.
According to AIS data this is bollocks to speak European.
There are 8 Chinese and 0 Russian vessels in US waters, none in Greenland.
According to AIS data this is bollocks to speak European.
There are 8 Chinese and 0 Russian vessels in US waters, none in Greenland.
Auts!
Onko tämä samaa uskoa kuin Orpon uskominen siihen, että 100 000 työpaikkaa tulee ja talouskasvu lähtee kovaan nousuun?
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Auts!
Koira uimarannalle 🌊
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Koira uimarannalle 🌊