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.
"Play golf with Trump, Obi-Stubb Kenobi, you're our only hope" 🇫🇮
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"Play golf with Trump, Obi-Stubb Kenobi, you're our only hope" 🇫🇮
What Alex "Trump Whisperer" Stubb doing?
Trump uhkaa Suomea ja seitsemää muuta maata tulleilla – EU valmistelee vastausta | HS.fi share.google/PwAK1dvPlc2I...
Trump uhkaa Suomea ja seitsemää muuta maata tulleilla – EU valmistelee vastausta | HS.fi share.google/PwAK1dvPlc2I...
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
What Alex "Trump Whisperer" Stubb doing?
Trump uhkaa Suomea ja seitsemää muuta maata tulleilla – EU valmistelee vastausta | HS.fi share.google/PwAK1dvPlc2I...
Trump uhkaa Suomea ja seitsemää muuta maata tulleilla – EU valmistelee vastausta | HS.fi share.google/PwAK1dvPlc2I...
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!
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! 😇
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! 🇨🇦
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"? 🌼😬
Let sleeping dogs lie 😴
January 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Let sleeping dogs lie 😴
Ummm... yes! 🐻❄️
January 6, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Ummm... yes! 🐻❄️
Koira uimarannalle 🌊
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Koira uimarannalle 🌊
Spot the sea monster making a dash for the open water in the Firth of Forth!
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Spot the sea monster making a dash for the open water in the Firth of Forth!
❄️ Blue skies and -4°C this morning!
January 4, 2026 at 11:34 AM
❄️ Blue skies and -4°C this morning!
I forgot about this pic! Las Vegas (top) and Helsinki (below)
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I forgot about this pic! Las Vegas (top) and Helsinki (below)
First Labrador play date of 2026 with our friend Archie.
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
First Labrador play date of 2026 with our friend Archie.
🏴 We're having haggis mac & cheese for Hogmanay supper... and, dear readers, let me assure you it is even more delicious than you could possibly imagine! 🥂
December 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🏴 We're having haggis mac & cheese for Hogmanay supper... and, dear readers, let me assure you it is even more delicious than you could possibly imagine! 🥂
❄️ A frosty start to Hogmanay was perfect for rolling around on the crispy grass! 🏴
December 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
❄️ A frosty start to Hogmanay was perfect for rolling around on the crispy grass! 🏴
Getting ready for Hogmanay with cherry cake and Irn Bru - Scotland's other national drink! And then I've got my steak pie already bought for New Year's Day. I used to make my own pies with steak, sausage and kidneys, but this is so much more convenient! 🏴
December 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Getting ready for Hogmanay with cherry cake and Irn Bru - Scotland's other national drink! And then I've got my steak pie already bought for New Year's Day. I used to make my own pies with steak, sausage and kidneys, but this is so much more convenient! 🏴
The dog is getting ready for Hogmanay 🏴
December 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The dog is getting ready for Hogmanay 🏴
🔄 These folks showed up in my timeline from 8 years ago. Name a more iconic lineup. I'll wait.
December 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🔄 These folks showed up in my timeline from 8 years ago. Name a more iconic lineup. I'll wait.
BRB, I need to completely overhaul my wardrobe to fill it with bold colours, tassels, and loud luxury before 2026 begins. After all, I don't want to stand out from the crowd for all the wrong reasons!
December 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
BRB, I need to completely overhaul my wardrobe to fill it with bold colours, tassels, and loud luxury before 2026 begins. After all, I don't want to stand out from the crowd for all the wrong reasons!
UPDATE: Hesari made a correction after there was at least one complaint about that wildly misleading (and factually incorrect!) headline. It wasn't me who complaimed, but somebody did!
December 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
UPDATE: Hesari made a correction after there was at least one complaint about that wildly misleading (and factually incorrect!) headline. It wasn't me who complaimed, but somebody did!
Everyone I spoke to at SFP stressed that if they were out of the government, Persut would still be in and Orpo could limp along with a minority administration. But Persut would be more powerful, and SFP would be on the outside with zero power to moderate anything.
December 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Everyone I spoke to at SFP stressed that if they were out of the government, Persut would still be in and Orpo could limp along with a minority administration. But Persut would be more powerful, and SFP would be on the outside with zero power to moderate anything.
AA: "Finland has a very good reputation internationally, well, the Nordic countries in general, about equality, democracy, the rule of law in general, respect. Now the [racist 'Asian eyes'] images that are projected internationally are in stark contrast to core Finnish values."
December 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
AA: "Finland has a very good reputation internationally, well, the Nordic countries in general, about equality, democracy, the rule of law in general, respect. Now the [racist 'Asian eyes'] images that are projected internationally are in stark contrast to core Finnish values."
Prime Minister Orpo is on a "virtual apology tour" notes @thetimes.com today. Surely among the lowest moments for this government and for #Finland (although with the far-right Basic Finns in power, there are quite many low moments to choose from...)
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Prime Minister Orpo is on a "virtual apology tour" notes @thetimes.com today. Surely among the lowest moments for this government and for #Finland (although with the far-right Basic Finns in power, there are quite many low moments to choose from...)