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...
Suomi mainittu! Torille? 🇫🇮
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Suomi mainittu! Torille? 🇫🇮
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.
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...
The Espoo buses from China are very nice indeed, but there are potential risks as the Norwegians have discovered...
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The Espoo buses from China are very nice indeed, but there are potential risks as the Norwegians have discovered...
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.
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!
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!
🔗Anyway, here's a link to the full Helsingin Sanomat column, including insights from my fellow contributors:
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🔗Anyway, here's a link to the full Helsingin Sanomat column, including insights from my fellow contributors:
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
🧵 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.
👻 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! 😂
Yesterday ❄️
Today 🌴
It's +15°C outside right now!
Today 🌴
It's +15°C outside right now!
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Yesterday ❄️
Today 🌴
It's +15°C outside right now!
Today 🌴
It's +15°C outside right now!
I'm reading Sanna Marin's new memoir "Hope In Action" so you don't have to. I'm one chapter in, and people, I have notes... 🤔🧐
Also I'm not sure who her co- or ghost-writer was, but they were American because it's littered with very specific little Americanisms & American-English spelling.
Also I'm not sure who her co- or ghost-writer was, but they were American because it's littered with very specific little Americanisms & American-English spelling.
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I'm reading Sanna Marin's new memoir "Hope In Action" so you don't have to. I'm one chapter in, and people, I have notes... 🤔🧐
Also I'm not sure who her co- or ghost-writer was, but they were American because it's littered with very specific little Americanisms & American-English spelling.
Also I'm not sure who her co- or ghost-writer was, but they were American because it's littered with very specific little Americanisms & American-English spelling.
❄️ It was a frosty start to Thursday with 1°C temperature and the dog absolutely loves it!
Tämä on minun 'Suomalainen Pakkaskoira'. Talvella, hän on minun 'Suomalainen Lumikoira' 🇫🇮❄️
Tämä on minun 'Suomalainen Pakkaskoira'. Talvella, hän on minun 'Suomalainen Lumikoira' 🇫🇮❄️
October 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
❄️ It was a frosty start to Thursday with 1°C temperature and the dog absolutely loves it!
Tämä on minun 'Suomalainen Pakkaskoira'. Talvella, hän on minun 'Suomalainen Lumikoira' 🇫🇮❄️
Tämä on minun 'Suomalainen Pakkaskoira'. Talvella, hän on minun 'Suomalainen Lumikoira' 🇫🇮❄️
Good morning, huomenta, god morgon! We only got a little bit wet on our walk, managed to dodge most of the autumn rain showers. 🌧☂️
October 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Good morning, huomenta, god morgon! We only got a little bit wet on our walk, managed to dodge most of the autumn rain showers. 🌧☂️
📘 This arrived a little earlier than I was expecting. About to dive in. First impressions: for a book with so much hype and such a big promotional budget, I was expecting more... heft. It seems a bit lightweight. But let's see. 🇫🇮 #polotiikka
October 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
📘 This arrived a little earlier than I was expecting. About to dive in. First impressions: for a book with so much hype and such a big promotional budget, I was expecting more... heft. It seems a bit lightweight. But let's see. 🇫🇮 #polotiikka
This is my absolute favourite though, a series of stamps celebrating the design work of Erik Bruun from the late 1950s / early 1960s. I have a nice framed reproduction of this Jaffa poster - originals are wildly expensive! 🇫🇮
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This is my absolute favourite though, a series of stamps celebrating the design work of Erik Bruun from the late 1950s / early 1960s. I have a nice framed reproduction of this Jaffa poster - originals are wildly expensive! 🇫🇮
The new 2026 range of stamps from Posti in #Finland are out. These ones look fantastic: celebrating Pride, 100 years of Yle, wildflowers and the EU.
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The new 2026 range of stamps from Posti in #Finland are out. These ones look fantastic: celebrating Pride, 100 years of Yle, wildflowers and the EU.
🌄 Chasing the sunset.
It's definitely getting earlier every day! 🍂🎑
It's definitely getting earlier every day! 🍂🎑
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
🌄 Chasing the sunset.
It's definitely getting earlier every day! 🍂🎑
It's definitely getting earlier every day! 🍂🎑
Good morning, huomenta, god morgon.
Monday sunlight is golden! ☀️🌄
Monday sunlight is golden! ☀️🌄
October 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Good morning, huomenta, god morgon.
Monday sunlight is golden! ☀️🌄
Monday sunlight is golden! ☀️🌄