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David Mac Dougall
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Journalist covering Finland and the wider NB8 region. Columnist at Helsingin Sanomat. MSc student at Stirling University.

Dog walker. Retired rugby player. Unabashed Fennophile.
Tone down the snark, not cut it completely!
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
But really, Charly's primary role in our speech-writing partnership would be to tone down my snark...
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Charly and I make a great double act! Available for crayfish parties, Pikkujoulu, and other happenings...
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I wrote that last message even before I jad my first cup of tea but of course TP would say "there's three things..." 😂
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I could literally script Stubb's answer, something about Finnish troops uphold highest levels of military standards and are educated about war crimes and how to treat enemy combatants, etc, and avoid answering directly.
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
LOL. No, they won't. And even of they did, TP would do all sorts of verbal gymnastics to go out of his way to say something bland that doesn't in the slightest bit sound in any way critical.
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Yes, every hetero cis man is exactly the same, they are a monolith.
November 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Yesterday we had dark skies with clouds, wild wind and sideways rain... and it was pitch black by 3:30pm absolutely grim! Today at least it is bright and sunny outside!
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
He campaigned against the EU and in favour of Brexit... and then managed to move to Europe and live in a French chateaux after Brexit. I mean... have the courage of your own convictions my man!
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Great comparison angles!
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Look, I'm the guy who plays into the Finnish fever dream by sharing posts regularly with "suomi mainittu. Torille?" captions 😉 I'm very much in on that particular joke!
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Oho! Not even as good as the Greeks. Auts.
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
You mean the Finnish exceptionalism / myth-building about the army might not actually measure up in reality? You've shocked me!
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Kiitos paljon!
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM