Suomi mainittu! Finland is the number one in all of Europe! Torille? 🇫🇮💪

Oh, Canadialand! 🇨🇦

#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...?

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...

There’s a reason why the Danish military ordered 750 000 pairs of woollen socks from Finland a year ago

Let sleeping dogs lie 😴

🇬🇱 BBC News - US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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.

Auts!

Koira uimarannalle 🌊

Spot the sea monster making a dash for the open water in the Firth of Forth!

Strong and important words from Sir Keir Starmer, I'm sure you'll agree @johnswinney.bsky.social "Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark must decide the future of Greenland and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." 2/2 ⬇️

Helsinki’s restaurant culture in 2026: A city defining its own direction, shaping a restaurant culture rooted in nature, community and collaboration: www.luxurylifestylemag.co.uk/food-and-dri... Discover more great reasons to visit Helsinki in 2026: www.discoveringfinland.com/metropolitan...

The reaction in the UK at the moment if you say you've never watched a single episode of The Traitors, didn't watch the celebrity version last autumn, and are not currently watching the new season... honestly people would be less horrified if I made a fur coat out of 101 Dalmatian puppies!

-22 °C today in Lahti, Finland. The coldest morning so far this winter. This is how it sounds when walking outside. Sound on!

Spain breaks ranks with EU countries to explicitly and categorically reject Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela, considering it breaches fundamental principles of international law.

❄️ Blue skies and -4°C this morning!

It was a very slow day in the Hesari newsroom, when one enterprising journalist had an idea... www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...

It's January 3rd, and on this date in 1999 the first episide of the greatest television of all time aired on TV. Tonight it's time to launch my annual re-watch of Deep Space Nine's 'Emissary' which sets the tone for the next 7 years! 🖖 @seanferrick.bsky.social @trekranks.com @gaghyogi49.bsky.social

@davekeating.substack.com The other day you used a word in a Substack and I was like oh, Dave went too far this time. But today I'm thinking nope, Dave nailed it on the head.

So if the 🇺🇲 US is now running the entire country of 🇻🇪 Venezuela until they can install a puppet regime, does that mean 🇨🇦 Canada will be the 52nd state when its time comes, or does it not lose its place in the queue? Or how does it all work? And what about 🇬🇱 Greenland? It's so confusing these days...

It's like I took an afternoon nap and woke up in a 2003 fever dream where the US is engaged in regime change overseas, and plans to run a foreign country and take its oil. I think I'll just close my eyes and go back to sleep.

Foreigner media is mention to the Finland! Torille?

@jmkorhonen.fi @charlyjsp.bsky.social Moi poijat! Anyone offering odds on how long it takes Stubb to come out with a mealy-mouthed statement about hopes and wishes that all countries respect UN charters or something equally vague and not-at-all critical of Daddy Donald and the US?

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! 🥂

❄️ A frosty start to Hogmanay was perfect for rolling around on the crispy grass! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

"Where is their condemnation of the fact that our children are being bombed and people are being killed all this time? I don't hear India, frankly, nor the United Arab Emirates," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 30. kyivindependent.com/where-is-the...

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! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

No plans yet for the New Year's Eve? To help you ring in 2026 right, Visit Helsinki have got the best tips for planning the perfect New Year's celebration in Helsinki! www.myhelsinki.fi/visit/new-ye...

I have a call set up with a politician in Helsinki tomorrow, and them arranging it for 8am (aka: the dreaded Finnish breakfast meeting) is possibly the most Finnish thing ever and I can't say I love it. ☹️🇫🇮

The dog is getting ready for Hogmanay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A good reason not to travel on New Year's Day! share.google/bhXc0saEpixv...

Lovely to see a talented Finnish writer celebrated around the world, with her debut book widely translated. No, not Sanna Marin. I said "talented Finnish writer". youtu.be/difwZsd5JH8?...

⬇️ Hyvää pointti, @villeniinisto.vihreat.fi

How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU

🔄 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!

Le Monde: The Barents Observer is a «target of intimidation from the Kremlin»

Some wise words from @monkemma.bsky.social worth sharing again: "Good luck to those who have tricky relatives at this time of year. Remember, it is not your job to change their minds or win the argument (no matter how much you want to!)"

VR mainittu! Rautatieasemalle? www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

An offensive gesture by Sarah Dzafce led to her being stripped of the Miss Finland title, while MPs from the hard-right Finns Party imitated her in support

🧵New from me in @thetimes.com, as the #Finland racism scandal lumbers towards the end of its news cycle, I talked with SFP/RKP leader and education minister @adleande.bsky.social; and Asian people who made Finland their homes, about why they've been speaking out. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

A very familiar subject in @hs.fi today. I broke this story a couple of months ago and actually offered it to several editors in Hesari, and none of them were interested at the time. LOL. www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...

I was particularly blunt yesterday with a comment about @adleande.bsky.social who immediately showed what kind of politician he is by agreeing to do an interview with me this morning. That's very classy. Of course I apologised to Anders for being sometimes too passionate about racism in politics.

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...)

She nailed it.

I am going away to find that clip from Veep season 2 episode 5 where they are in Finland and talk about "the Never Ending Apology" (it's funnier when you watch it). In the meantime Finland's PM Orpo is on a humiliating (virtual) apology tour of his own. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uX6...