David Mac Dougall
@davidmacdougall.bsky.social
Journalist covering Finland and the wider NB8 region. Columnist at Helsingin Sanomat. MSc student at Stirling University.
Dog walker. Retired rugby player. Unabashed Fennophile.
Dog walker. Retired rugby player. Unabashed Fennophile.
Treat time. The dog's favourite time. Apart from breakfast, lunch and dinner, that is...
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Treat time. The dog's favourite time. Apart from breakfast, lunch and dinner, that is...
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I present the UK’s one and only TV show about books. We feature readers & writers from across Scotland, around the UK and all over the world. It’s commissioned by BBC Scotland & made by IWC. Public broadcasting is a shared space for sharing stories & building bridges.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Scotland - The Big Scottish Book Club - Available now
Available episodes of The Big Scottish Book Club
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I present the UK’s one and only TV show about books. We feature readers & writers from across Scotland, around the UK and all over the world. It’s commissioned by BBC Scotland & made by IWC. Public broadcasting is a shared space for sharing stories & building bridges.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I presume the only reason Guillermo del Toro thinks Edinburgh is a nice place and wants to live there is because he haan't visited Fife yet... 🤔
Guillermo del Toro may come and live in Edinburgh he loves it so much... bit.ly/47yxnDg
Guillermo del Toro might make Edinburgh his home
Sounds like the line from a movie - but it is a line from the Frankenstein director himself
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I presume the only reason Guillermo del Toro thinks Edinburgh is a nice place and wants to live there is because he haan't visited Fife yet... 🤔
Suomi mainittu! Torille? 🇫🇮
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Suomi mainittu! Torille? 🇫🇮
If Hollywood has taught us anything (and it has) it's that we should absolutely not open any mysterious crypts from the 1700s...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt
The church says it is currently unclear whether the collapse has damaged any surrounding graves.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If Hollywood has taught us anything (and it has) it's that we should absolutely not open any mysterious crypts from the 1700s...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An afternoon play date with our Labrador friend Archie. Neither dog wanted to pose nicely for a photo! 📸
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
An afternoon play date with our Labrador friend Archie. Neither dog wanted to pose nicely for a photo! 📸
A picture perfect moment before sunset.
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A picture perfect moment before sunset.
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My @fiia.fi colleague and Middle East expert Timo R. Stewart (@timostewart.bsky.social) has just been awarded the "Scientist of the Year" award of the Finnish Union of Research Professionals.
Congrats, Timo, well deserved!
Congrats, Timo, well deserved!
Lämpimät onnittelut, Vuoden tieteentekijä Timo R. Stewart! 💐@timostewart.bsky.social
#VuodenTieteentekijä
tieteentekijat.fi/timo-r-stewa...
#VuodenTieteentekijä
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Timo R. Stewart on Vuoden tieteentekijä
Vuoden tieteentekijä -palkinto on myönnetty tutkija ja tietokirjailija Timo R. Stewartille Tieteentekijäpäivässä Helsingissä.
tieteentekijat.fi
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
My @fiia.fi colleague and Middle East expert Timo R. Stewart (@timostewart.bsky.social) has just been awarded the "Scientist of the Year" award of the Finnish Union of Research Professionals.
Congrats, Timo, well deserved!
Congrats, Timo, well deserved!
The dog looks far too innocent. She's definitely up to something...
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The dog looks far too innocent. She's definitely up to something...
What #Finland doing? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Danes are Europe’s keenest nudists in principle and practice, survey suggests
YouGov study of six countries finds those in Denmark most likely to approve of nudism and have been naked in public
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
What #Finland doing? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I wonder whether China-built buses in Scotland or Finland (hello Espoo/Esbo!) can be controlled from Beijing and if cyber security tests were carried out before buying or putting them into service...
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Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norweger stellen fest, dass China 850 ihrer Elektrobusse fernsteuern und sogar stoppen kann
Etwa 850 in Norwegen eingesetzte Elektrobusse können aus China vollständig kontrolliert werden. Das hat ein geheimer Test der öffentlichen Verkehrsbetriebe ergeben.
www.focus.de
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I wonder whether China-built buses in Scotland or Finland (hello Espoo/Esbo!) can be controlled from Beijing and if cyber security tests were carried out before buying or putting them into service...
Just got round to reading Arttu Seppänen's review of the new Sanna Marin book, in HS. The review is 💣 This is the nicest part: "The text is of poor quality and appears to have been produced in haste. Marin is not a professional writer, and this is particularly apparent in the first 100 pages.
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just got round to reading Arttu Seppänen's review of the new Sanna Marin book, in HS. The review is 💣 This is the nicest part: "The text is of poor quality and appears to have been produced in haste. Marin is not a professional writer, and this is particularly apparent in the first 100 pages.
The dog's tongue looks huge in this picture! 👅
Made it back inside before the rain began.
Made it back inside before the rain began.
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The dog's tongue looks huge in this picture! 👅
Made it back inside before the rain began.
Made it back inside before the rain began.
🌄 Sunset vibes.
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🌄 Sunset vibes.
No niiiin.... 🤔 *chokes in Persut*
Maahanmuuttajat maksavat enemmän veroja kuin saavat tulonsiirtoja, kertoo kattava tutkimus
Maahanmuuttajat maksavat enemmän veroja kuin saavat tulonsiirtoja, kertoo kattava tutkimus
Onkin tärkeää nähdä maahanmuutto investointina tulevaisuuteen, ei pelkästään kulueränä.
www.ku.fi
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
No niiiin.... 🤔 *chokes in Persut*
50% labrador, 50% filthy pig wallowing in a muddy puddle 🐶🐷
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
50% labrador, 50% filthy pig wallowing in a muddy puddle 🐶🐷
Sanna Marin then: I refuse to give interviews to Finnish media, because I blame them for everything that went wrong during my time as PM.
Sanna Marin now: I've got a book to sell, so it's interviews for everyone! Roll up, roll up, who wants an intetview!
Sanna Marin now: I've got a book to sell, so it's interviews for everyone! Roll up, roll up, who wants an intetview!
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Sanna Marin then: I refuse to give interviews to Finnish media, because I blame them for everything that went wrong during my time as PM.
Sanna Marin now: I've got a book to sell, so it's interviews for everyone! Roll up, roll up, who wants an intetview!
Sanna Marin now: I've got a book to sell, so it's interviews for everyone! Roll up, roll up, who wants an intetview!
lf only the same were true for milk chocolate, but I fear it is not.
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
lf only the same were true for milk chocolate, but I fear it is not.
The dog's not sleeping, just taking a strategic pause!
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The dog's not sleeping, just taking a strategic pause!
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🧵 Thread/Lanka: In the @hs.fi media column this week, I wrote about the problem of racism in Finland, and how the media could do more to keep it in the public eye. It comes after a report by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance urged the Finnish govt to do more to counter racism.
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🧵 Thread/Lanka: In the @hs.fi media column this week, I wrote about the problem of racism in Finland, and how the media could do more to keep it in the public eye. It comes after a report by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance urged the Finnish govt to do more to counter racism.
🧵 Thread/Lanka: In the @hs.fi media column this week, I wrote about the problem of racism in Finland, and how the media could do more to keep it in the public eye. It comes after a report by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance urged the Finnish govt to do more to counter racism.
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🧵 Thread/Lanka: In the @hs.fi media column this week, I wrote about the problem of racism in Finland, and how the media could do more to keep it in the public eye. It comes after a report by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance urged the Finnish govt to do more to counter racism.
Suomi mainittu! Torille?
November 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Suomi mainittu! Torille?
@seanferrick.bsky.social I'm watching Caretaker Ups & Downs. When I went to my first convention, must have been 1995 as you mentioned, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, they played the opening title sequence for the first time ever in public. Everyone was blown away, it was next level.
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
@seanferrick.bsky.social I'm watching Caretaker Ups & Downs. When I went to my first convention, must have been 1995 as you mentioned, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, they played the opening title sequence for the first time ever in public. Everyone was blown away, it was next level.
👻 These are the options for the dog's Halloween costumes this year. She could be a brown lab, a black lab, a fox red lab or a white lab! 😂
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
👻 These are the options for the dog's Halloween costumes this year. She could be a brown lab, a black lab, a fox red lab or a white lab! 😂