Blog Helena Halme Books is open July 14, 2023 Love on the Island Books 4-6 Boxed Set April 6, 2023 A Reading from An Island Heatwave March 7, 2023 It’s Publication Day March 2, 2023 New Book Trials and Tribulations March 1, 2023 Christmas Books December 7, 2022 Books Set in Scandinavia November 18, 2022 Would You Like A Sneak Peek into An Island Heatwave? October 28, 2022 Books About Finland May 13, 2022 Eve of Publication Day Interview with Jane Davis April 29, 2022 Obsessed with Russia? April 1, 2022 Nightmare on the Island of Sal February 17, 2022 Sneak Peek into New Book: Andrei and Frida February 10, 2022 New Reads for New Year 2022 January 28, 2022 Publication Day Blues December 9, 2021 Sneak peek into my new novel! December 3, 2021 The Island Child Plot Reveal (No Spoilers) November 18, 2021 New Nordic Fiction for the Autumn August 26, 2021 Cover and Title Reveal! July 16, 2021 An Island Summer Publication Day June 17, 2021 Writing in a lockdown May 27, 2021 An Island Summer: A New Novel April 8, 2021 Nordic Fiction for Valentine’s Day February 4, 2021 2020 Review January 7, 2021 Reading from An Island Christmas December 17, 2020 That Christmas Feeling December 3, 2020 Writing and Rewriting November 26, 2020 Love on the Island Boxset August 21, 2020 The Story Behind The Island Daughter August 13, 2020 Five Best Beach Reads 2020 July 31, 2020 My Lockdown Story July 17, 2020 Read The Island Daughter Chapter One July 10, 2020 Writing About Death June 30, 2020 How Ruth Ellis inspired my latest novel by Jane Davis June 25, 2020 Happy Midsummer! June 19, 2020 Limited Time Book Offers! June 12, 2020 It’s Book Cover Reveal Day May 7, 2020 Happy Walburg’s Eve! April 30, 2020 New: Buy Books Straight from this Author April 17, 2020 In lockdown, who you gonna call? Submariners! April 2, 2020 Reading Gives You Hope March 27, 2020 Happy Mother’s Day from Self-Isolation March 22, 2020 A Bizarre Island Holiday March 20, 2020 Change of Genre? March 5, 2020 The Day We Met Out in Paperback! February 7, 2020 How Do You Like To Read? January 10, 2020 New Year, New Freebies, and New Resolutions January 3, 2020 Season’s Greetings December 20, 2019 Why Did I Leave The Happiest Country In The World? December 16, 2019 A Dream of My Dad December 6, 2019 It’s Publication Day November 28, 2019 Helena’s Best Reads: Little Siberia by Antti Tuomainen November 22, 2019 Win $500 Amazon vouchers and other bookish offers! November 15, 2019 An Island Christmas Pre-order October 25, 2019 It’s Cover Reveal Day for An Island Christmas September 11, 2019 How to Turn Your Life into Fiction Step 3: Plot September 3, 2019 New Book Description August 23, 2019 How to Turn Your Life into Fiction Step 2: Genre August 21, 2019 How to Turn Your Life into Fiction Step 1: Research August 12, 2019 Book Tour: Meet Me in Cockleberry Bay by Nicola May July 5, 2019 Advice for New Writers: Five Stages of Writing a Novel June 13, 2019 How to Write in Another Language May 24, 2019 My Chernobyl Scoop May 3, 2019 The Mother in Fiction April 25, 2019 Top Five Books for Easter Holidays April 18, 2019 5 Tips on How to prepare for the 20 Books to 50K Conference April 11, 2019 Helena’s Best Reads: The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand April 4, 2019 Best Reads for Mother’s Day March 26, 2019 Why Is Publishing A Book Scary? March 19, 2019 My New Novel Is Out Soon! March 14, 2019 Helena’s Best Reads: The Corner Shop at Cockleberry Bay by Nicola May March 1, 2019 The Day We Met – A New Nordic Love Story February 22, 2019 Top 8 New Books About Love For Valentine’s February 13, 2019 The Island Affair Pre-order February 1, 2019 New Book Cover Reveal January 18, 2019 Writing Inspiration for The Island Affair January 11, 2019 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! December 20, 2018 A Nordic Christmas December 13, 2018 12 Books for Christmas December 4, 2018 No Snow in Lapland November 22, 2018 All my books are available for Kindle November 13, 2018 The Christmas Heart Blog Tour November 12, 2018 Wonderful book launch November 9, 2018 New Nordic Noir Titles November 7, 2018 Displaced Sisters November 5, 2018 The Christmas Heart is published today! October 25, 2018 The Christmas Heart Characters: Tuuli October 23, 2018 Exclusive First Chapter From The Christmas Heart October 4, 2018 The Christmas Heart Characters: Tom September 28, 2018 Helena’s Best Reads: The Rest of Their Lives by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent September 13, 2018 Do You Judge a Book by its Cover? August 16, 2018 Five Books for a Heatwave July 26, 2018 The Nordic Heart Series $0.99 Limited Offer! July 3, 2018 Five Reasons Why Authors Should Attend Live Conferences and Seminars June 29, 2018 High Risk by Simona Ahrnstedt June 26, 2018 Hate the Football World Cup? Escape to the Wonderful World of Box Sets Instead! June 19, 2018 The Nordic Heart Box Set in Paperback May 30, 2018 Will You Be Watching The Bridge? May 10, 2018 Helena’s Best Reads: The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto April 26, 2018 The London Book Fair 2018 April 5, 2018 Goodreads Giveaway! April 3, 2018 My British Citizenship Saga Continues …. March 30, 2018 Helena’s Best Reads: My Name Is Leon by Kit de Wall March 29, 2018 Can We Only Do Nordic Noir? March 23, 2018 Helena’s Best Reads: The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper March 8, 2018 Five Books for Mother’s Day March 2, 2018 Where to find your Nordic Hygge in London February 28, 2018 20Booksto50K London February 8, 2018 The Red King of Helsinki in paperback and other news February 1, 2018 Are You Ready for Nordic Family Drama? January 5, 2018 Don’t Bore Your Reader December 21, 2017 Helena’s Best Reads: She Did It by Mel Sherratt December 15, 2017 The Nordic Heart Romance Series Out in Paperback December 13, 2017 Celebrating Finland’s Centenary Year December 7, 2017 What a Week! November 27, 2017 It’s Launch Day for The True Heart! November 16, 2017 Pre-order The True Heart Now! November 14, 2017 Helena’s Best Reads: The Heart Echoes October 30, 2017 Read Exclusive 1st Chapter of The True Heart October 20, 2017 New Book Title and Cover Reveal October 12, 2017 Write Your Story September 28, 2017 Does writing a book ever get easier? September 22, 2017 Helena’s Best Reads: After the Last Dance by Sarra Manning September 7, 2017 5 Ways to Combat Writer’s Block August 31, 2017 New Book Releases: The Breaking of Liam Glass by Charles Harris August 10, 2017 Tom of Finland August 3, 2017 Helena’ Best Reads: The Other Us by Fiona Harper July 27, 2017 Lose yourself in free books July 24, 2017 How a film inspired The Nordic Heart Romance series July 20, 2017 New Book Releases July 13, 2017 Time Sensitive Book Offer July 10, 2017 Faslane Naval Base Peace Protests and The Nordic Heart June 29, 2017 Advice for New Authors: Five sure-fire ways to find your book’s genre June 21, 2017 Do You Read Erotic Fiction? June 14, 2017 Advice for New Writers Part 9: When to Start Editing? June 8, 2017 Nordic Film Wins at Cannes and Other News May 30, 2017 Do You Read European Fiction? May 24, 2017 Are You in the Mood for Love? May 17, 2017 How to Find Free Ebooks May 9, 2017 The Englishman Limited First Edition May 4, 2017 Love Nordic Noir? Now Try Nordic Comedy April 26, 2017 Writing over Easter April 16, 2017 Want to read at Waterstones in London? April 11, 2017 Novel London Reading at Waterstones and Free Books April 6, 2017 My love affair with London March 24, 2017 Get Ready for the Indie Author Fringe! March 10, 2017 New paperback covers and reading notes for book clubs March 3, 2017 Free Reads for Smart Women February 24, 2017 Support and Kindness from Other Authors February 16, 2017 My Five Favourite Valentine’s Films February 10, 2017 Valentine’s Day Kindle Giveaway February 3, 2017 Feeling Very Foreign in Brexit Britain January 30, 2017 The Englishman Box Set Limited Offer January 27, 2017 Five Warming Winter Reads January 19, 2017 The Englishman Boxed Set January 4, 2017 How to Write in Another Language December 29, 2016 An Independence Day Offer! December 6, 2016 The Good Officer is out today! November 18, 2016 Writing Sex by Patsy Trench November 17, 2016 Modern Lovers by Emma Straub – Book Review November 9, 2016 The Englishman is now FREE! November 3, 2016 Helsinki 36 years on … October 31, 2016 Reading in Finland October 26, 2016 The Good Officer Pre-order Offer October 23, 2016 How to Attend Indie Author Fringe October 19, 2016 Talking about miscarriage October 15, 2016 Novel London Reading September 29, 2016 Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty September 22, 2016 Join the countdown! September 16, 2016 Ten things you need to know about Finland for X-Factor September 1, 2016 Do you like literary festivals? August 20, 2016 What do people REALLY think about Brexit? August 9, 2016 Why should you write a book review? August 7, 2016 An anniversary! August 4, 2016 Best restaurant in Uzes, South of France July 26, 2016 The Future of Books at the Fitzrovia Festival July 24, 2016 Why reinvent yourself for a sequel novel? July 22, 2016 My Summer Reads July 19, 2016 Provence and social media detox July 10, 2016 New novel title reveal! July 1, 2016 Kindle Countdown Deal June 24, 2016 Advice for New Writers Part 8: How to Build an Author Platform June 9, 2016 It’s Time for the Crouch End Festival! June 6, 2016 Advice for New Writers Part 7: Do I Need an Author Platform? June 2, 2016 The Finnish Girl out in paperback soon! May 27, 2016 Memories of the London Book Fair May 18, 2016 Book Review: The House of Fame by Oliver Harris May 17, 2016 My Romantic Helsinki May 16, 2016 5 Tips for Writing Historical Fiction by Clare Flynn April 28, 2016 Turn Your Life Into Fiction April 16, 2016 The Finnish Girl is out today! April 15, 2016 My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante April 8, 2016 Empty Nesting – Again April 5, 2016 Pre-order The Finnish Girl now! April 1, 2016 Tea Shop Tales this Saturday 2nd April March 31, 2016 Self-publishing Has Let Me Follow My Art And My Heart March 29, 2016 Indie Author Fringe at the London Book Fair March 23, 2016 New Book Title and Cover Reveal! March 18, 2016 5 Questions for Crime Writer JJ Marsh March 17, 2016 The Navy Wife in The Helensburgh Advertiser March 3, 2016 Five books for Mother’s Day March 1, 2016 Marry in Haste by Debbie Young – Book review February 25, 2016 Three small changes February 24, 2016 The new books are here! February 18, 2016 Advice for New Writers Part 6: Traditional or Self-publish? February 15, 2016 Join My Review Crew! February 4, 2016 NaNoWriMo and my new writing routine February 2, 2016 Win a Free Book! January 25, 2016 Feeling Homesick January 24, 2016 Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith – Book Review January 22, 2016 Virtual Book Club January 20, 2016 5 Books for the New Year January 15, 2016 David Bowie Is No More January 11, 2016 5 Ways to Learn Your Craft: Advice for New Writers Part 5 January 4, 2016 Free Kindle book offer! December 30, 2015 5 Books for Christmas December 20, 2015 Advice for New Writers Part 4: How to Increase the Speed of Writing December 14, 2015 I’m a NaNoWriMo Winner! November 28, 2015 New cover for The Englishman! November 27, 2015 NaNoWriMo Update – Only 5 days to go! November 26, 2015 Black Friday Offer November 23, 2015 Limited Special Offer – signed paperback books for Christmas! November 19, 2015 Approaching the pinnacle – a NaNoWriMo update November 17, 2015 Solidarité November 14, 2015 The Navy Wife cover reveal! November 8, 2015 A NaNoWriMo update – Day Five November 5, 2015 Advice for New Writers Part 3: How Long Does It Take to Write and Publish a Novel? October 31, 2015 Are you doing NaNoWriMo? October 27, 2015 Suffragette, James Bond, Ab Fab and The Lady in the Van…films, films, films October 24, 2015 Five things you should know about a Finnish sauna October 20, 2015 Want to receive free Awesome Indies e-books? October 15, 2015 CoScan magazine is now online October 7, 2015 Advice for New Writers Part 2: I’ve Completed the First Draft – What Now? October 2, 2015 Which Famous Finn from History Are You? October 1, 2015 Sequel to The Englishman Name Reveal! September 25, 2015 Good news for Finnish translated fiction September 24, 2015 A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler – 2015 Booker shortlisted novel September 16, 2015 Suffragette Season at the Houses of Parliament in London September 15, 2015 German Literary Critic Reviews IKEA Catalogue September 13, 2015 Advice for New Writers Part 1: I have a great idea for a book – what should I do next? September 4, 2015 My new life starts here… August 22, 2015 Am I Invisible? August 15, 2015 Two weeks in Provence talking the (Dua)lingo August 12, 2015 The Living and the Dead in Winsford by Håkan Nesser – a review August 9, 2015 Ch – ch – ch – ch – changes August 6, 2015 When the Doves Disappeared by Sofi Oksanen – book review July 30, 2015 Want to hear me speak in Finnish? June 2, 2015 Moomins on the Riviera out in UK cinemas tomorrow! May 21, 2015 Cold Pressed by J J Marsh April 30, 2015 Finnish Tango is the Dance Therapy for the Soul April 15, 2015 Dagmar: My favourite Swedish Fashion Label March 29, 2015 Easy Vegan Food: Lentil, avocado and mint salad March 25, 2015 I’m going to be part of an Indie Author Fair! March 23, 2015 Lunch in Paris and the frustrations of Eurostar delays March 6, 2015 Five Places to Eat and Drink in Tampere, Finland February 20, 2015 Paris in January (post number two) January 24, 2015 Paris after Charlie Hebdo January 21, 2015 Nordic TV Drama: The Legacy January 4, 2015 Tenu – Finnish pop-up restaurant in London January 3, 2015 Finnish Christmas and Heirloom restaurant, and the Savoy… December 29, 2014 Sylvian joululaulu – my favourite Finnish Christmas song December 16, 2014 Christmas preparations… December 14, 2014 Happy Independence Day Finland! December 6, 2014 Running on coffee… November 10, 2014 Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey November 7, 2014 ‘Us’ by David Nicholls – a review November 4, 2014 Moomintrolls at Uniqlo November 3, 2014 Moomins on the Riviera to be on general release in the UK October 31, 2014 Coffee and Vodka – out now in paperback! October 31, 2014 My bedside table books October 25, 2014 Finnish Pop-Up Shop in Camden, London October 23, 2014 The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith – review October 20, 2014 Coffee and Vodka paperback is nearly here! October 17, 2014 Moomins on the Riviera – a new feature film October 11, 2014 Chorleywood Indie Litfest October 1, 2014 Summer House with Swimming Pool September 20, 2014 Scotland votes ‘No’! September 19, 2014 ‘MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA’ CAST ANNOUNCED August 29, 2014 Thai style pork meatballs with noodles in a fragrant broth August 25, 2014 Little Lies by Liane Moriarty August 17, 2014 Authors, be careful what you read… August 7, 2014 A New Finnish Cookbook, Kuura, plus an Exclusive Recipe July 30, 2014 Six Tips on How to Survive the London Heatwave July 26, 2014 FREE Weekend Offer! July 26, 2014 Read my books with Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited July 21, 2014 Life after Life by Kate Atkinson is a brilliant and engaging read July 6, 2014 To Finland, Again June 24, 2014 David Morrissey and my commute June 20, 2014 Happy Midsummer! June 19, 2014 Find me in June issue of the Scan Magazine! June 18, 2014 A Perfect Holiday Read – Deep Shelter by Oliver Harris June 16, 2014 Father’s Day lunch at Heirloom, London N8 June 15, 2014 Venice in May May 16, 2014 Tove Jansson at the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki May 9, 2014 Oh, to be in Finland… April 25, 2014 The Vikings at the British Museum April 23, 2014 Happy Easter! April 18, 2014 Holiday Offer! April 12, 2014 Crouch End Festival Crowdfunding is now live, live, live! April 11, 2014 My First Parliament Session April 7, 2014 Kate O’Mara and The Brothers (TV series) March 30, 2014 Don’t Forget the Finnish Easter Fair! March 20, 2014 Learn Finnish with Finn-Guild in London March 20, 2014 Finn-Guild AGM and Turkish soul food at Green Lanes, North London March 16, 2014 Two Finnish hopefuls at the Oscars March 2, 2014 Which Nordic Noir character would you like to be? February 28, 2014 Misery on Ice or How Finland Won Olympic Bronze in Ice-Hockey February 23, 2014 Are you enjoying the Sochi games? February 21, 2014 New Countdown Deal on The Englishman! February 8, 2014 Cockroaches by Harry Hole – Book Review February 7, 2014 New Year, New Challenge! January 31, 2014 The Englishman is featured on My Reading Corner January 21, 2014 Palermo in January January 14, 2014 Palazzo Cattolica Palermo, Sicily January 12, 2014 A Writer’s Retreat January 12, 2014 Should you ever defile a book? January 4, 2014 The Year That Was 2013 December 30, 2013 Quality Books for Only 99 Cents! December 26, 2013 Merry Christmas – Hauskaa Joulua! December 24, 2013 Exclusive Interview with Santa! December 19, 2013 Only in Finland! December 18, 2013 Happy Independence Day! December 6, 2013 The Englishman is now available in paperback! November 29, 2013 Houses of Parliament Open over the Holidays November 26, 2013 Crouch End Christmas Fair November 25, 2013 Scandinavian Christmas comes to London November 23, 2013 Book Beginnings on Fridays – Murder at the Maples by Joanne Phillips November 22, 2013 A Very Swedish Evening with a “Chalmersspex” Show November 19, 2013 The Englishman in paperback – nearly! November 17, 2013 Don’t use a smiley face on me! November 5, 2013 Osteria Tufo in Finsbury Park, London November 2, 2013 Fireworks Are Not For Dogs November 1, 2013 Mad About The Boy by Helen Fielding October 27, 2013 Coffee and Vodka FREE Weekend Offer! October 25, 2013 Accidents Happen by Louise Millar October 24, 2013 VAT on e-books October 21, 2013 The Fussy Librarian October 20, 2013 Win a FREE copy of Coffee and Vodka! October 16, 2013 Book Beginnings on Fridays: House of Silence by Linda Gillard October 4, 2013 On the buses October 3, 2013 Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple – Book Review September 28, 2013 An Awesome Magical Mystery Tour September 27, 2013 What are your characters wearing? September 26, 2013 Radio silence and a poorly back September 22, 2013 Comedy Downstairs at the King’s Head September 3, 2013 A visit to the Houses of Parliament August 30, 2013 Crouch End Knowledge – Done! August 11, 2013 I’ve won an Alice Award! August 8, 2013 Finnish Music Video August 3, 2013 Another 5:2 Diet Update August 1, 2013 Book Review: Tread Softly by JJ Marsh July 29, 2013 Free book offer! July 27, 2013 The Royal Baby Boy! July 24, 2013 Interview with Swanlake Reloaded Director Fredrik Rydman July 21, 2013 Five Books to Take on Holiday July 15, 2013 The Royal Baby – Are You Interested? July 14, 2013 Sauna hats July 12, 2013 Andy Murray and my citizenship status July 8, 2013 Kindle Offer July 8, 2013 Home-made Elderflower Cordial July 4, 2013 Gift of the Raven by Catriona Troth June 30, 2013 A few words about The Alliance of Independent Authors June 29, 2013 Lenny Henry in Fences June 28, 2013 My Survival Guide to Provence June 20, 2013 French Market in Provence and a familiar vineyard June 19, 2013 Beauty: REN BB Cream June 10, 2013 Father’s Day Kindle Offer! June 8, 2013 The 5:2 Fast Diet Update – Five Ways How the Diet Has Changed my Life June 7, 2013 4 Ways to Get Your Book into Bookshops June 3, 2013 Crouch End Knowledge: Scarlet Rage Vintage June 2, 2013 Is the e-book revolution passing Finland by? May 29, 2013 Helsinki shopping May 26, 2013 Win a free copy of Coffee and Vodka! May 23, 2013 Coffee and Vodka Goes Forth May 22, 2013 Will my Strindberg obsession produce a novel? May 18, 2013 On location in Tampere, Finland May 17, 2013 Dr Glas in London May 5, 2013 Happy May Day Eve! April 30, 2013 A Weekend Reader Offer on Coffee and Vodka! April 26, 2013 Emirates Air Line in London April 22, 2013 5 Reasons Why an Author Should Visit The London Book Fair April 18, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge: O is for Overdoing it…. April 17, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge: L is London Book Fair April 14, 2013 A-Z Challenge: K is for Karelia April 12, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge: I is for Independent Publishing April 11, 2013 A-z Blogging Challenge: H is for Helsinki April 9, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge: G if for Genre April 8, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge: E is for The Englishman and F is for Freebies April 6, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge: D: is for Dialogue April 5, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge: C is for Creativity versus Cash April 3, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge: B is for Blogging April 2, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge: A is for Agents April 1, 2013 A-Z Blogging Challenge 2013 March 17, 2013 Finnish Easter shopping March 14, 2013 Coffee and Vodka is out! March 10, 2013 Argo at The Electric Cinema March 3, 2013 What’s in a cover – receive a free book! February 25, 2013 Jazz and Swing in North London February 8, 2013 Best Fish & Chips ever in North London February 3, 2013 The 5:2 Fast Diet is a family affair February 2, 2013 Swedish TV comedy at its best. January 31, 2013 Burns Night January 25, 2013 The Shard in London January 22, 2013 A day in The Englishman’s 5:2 Diet January 19, 2013 Finnish comfort food for a chilly night in London January 19, 2013 A break in transmission January 15, 2013 That was the Christmas that was…. January 14, 2013 Happy New Year! January 1, 2013 4 reasons why I’ll never forget 2012 December 29, 2012 Merry Christmas! December 23, 2012 The 5:2 Diet and Christmas December 16, 2012 I love this! December 14, 2012 My words are being stolen December 8, 2012 Finnish Independence Day Celebrations December 7, 2012 Happy ‘Little Christmas’! December 1, 2012 VAT on e-books – what the? November 30, 2012 Feeling poorly… November 27, 2012 The Next Big Thing? November 23, 2012 My Mowember Boys November 17, 2012 The Englishman is an Awesome Indie! November 10, 2012 Five tips for the 5:2 diet November 8, 2012 The Crouch End Festival 2013 November 7, 2012 Alex Gough Erämaa Exhibition November 2, 2012 The 5 most romantic places in Helsinki November 1, 2012 The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes October 29, 2012 James Bond is everywhere in London October 21, 2012 My new surprise favourite shop October 19, 2012 Writing again! October 17, 2012 Final day of FREE ebook! October 12, 2012 Fäviken launch at The Swedish Ambassador’s Residence in London October 10, 2012 Free book promotion! October 8, 2012 The Scandinavia Show in London fails to impress October 7, 2012 Front Row Children October 3, 2012 Like mother like daughter… October 3, 2012 A Chorus of Disapproval September 30, 2012 Guest post at KarenG’s September 27, 2012 Life Touch Massage in Crouch End and my old life in the country. September 26, 2012 A date with a Swedish Prince (well, almost) September 22, 2012 What’s your IKEA story? September 19, 2012 Alys, Always by Harriet Lane September 15, 2012 Swedish Wallander comes to London’s West End September 12, 2012 My Nights Out At London Theatre September 11, 2012 Pedigree Border Terrier Puppies! September 9, 2012 Brunch at The Blue Legume Cafe, London N8 September 8, 2012 Three films I want to see this autumn September 5, 2012 Prince Andrew abseils down The Shard September 3, 2012 Headhunters DVD August 27, 2012 What would I do without my wonderful blogger friends? August 25, 2012 My Interview at Tania Writes August 18, 2012 Olympics and patriotism..and dogs with medals August 13, 2012 The Englishman is out! August 4, 2012 London a friendlier city during the Olympics? August 2, 2012 Federer at Wimbledon in the London Olympics July 31, 2012 Olympic fever reaches London – at last! July 27, 2012 Olympic Torch Relay July 26, 2012 My guide to London Transport July 23, 2012 My new Marimekko umbrella July 17, 2012 Paul Simon in Hyde Park July 16, 2012 Goodbye England’s Lane Books July 15, 2012 The Shard is finished July 5, 2012 Travel and special assistance July 3, 2012 Helsinki is as beautiful as ever June 14, 2012 Shopping: T-shirts June 13, 2012 Wedding hair June 12, 2012 Oh to be in England – Part Three June 9, 2012 The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee seen through Finnish eyes June 6, 2012 Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant June 3, 2012 Lunch at Brawn, London E2 June 2, 2012 London gets all dressed up for the Jubilee June 1, 2012 A Royal Affair – a new Danish film May 31, 2012 Equator non-alcoholic beer May 28, 2012 It’s all cricket to me May 26, 2012 The play that never was and the Saatchi Gallery in London May 25, 2012 My Prada shoes May 23, 2012 E-books in bookshops – whatever next? May 22, 2012 The results are in! May 22, 2012 Please vote! May 21, 2012 Crouch End Shopping – Little Paris May 19, 2012 I’ve got Diamond Jubilee Fever May 18, 2012 Locked out on the balcony, as predicted – by me. May 17, 2012 Kindle and a few book recommendations for rainy days May 14, 2012 First day of the Crouch End Festival May 5, 2012 Bank Holiday Weekend and The Crouch End Festival May 4, 2012 Damien Hirst at Tate Modern May 2, 2012 Friday is the first day of the Crouch End Festival May 2, 2012 The Bridge – The Latest Scandi TV crime series April 26, 2012 Birthday Beautifications April 19, 2012 The London Book Fair 2012 April 17, 2012 A Swedish Evening at The Haberdashery April 15, 2012 William Boyd and a new James Bond book April 13, 2012 The New Rossano Ferretti Hairspa in London April 10, 2012 It’s raining, it’s pouring… April 9, 2012 Happy Easter! April 8, 2012 Le Havre by Aki Kaurismäki April 7, 2012 More about the Crouch End Festival in London April 6, 2012 The Shard in London April 4, 2012 Crouch End Festival 4 – 13 May 2012 April 3, 2012 Westfield shopping centre in Stratford April 2, 2012 Not skiing in Åre and ‘old’ friends April 2, 2012 Fäviken Magasinet, near Åre ski resort, Sweden, revisited March 28, 2012 Oh to be in England – Part Two March 14, 2012 Me as Cleopatra for the day March 13, 2012 Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd March 12, 2012 Walter Purkis & Sons fishmongers in Crouch End March 10, 2012 Roman blinds by Judith Hoffman March 5, 2012 Oh to be in England – Part One February 19, 2012 The Crouch End Knowledge: The Queens February 17, 2012 Top Writing Blog Nomination January 31, 2012 The Knowledge Crouch End – Part One: The Maynard Arms January 25, 2012 On the move – again! January 18, 2012 Presidential elections in Finland January 14, 2012 The Best New Books of 2011 January 11, 2012 New Year’s Day Supper: Lobster and Prawn Chowder January 1, 2012 New Year’s Eve Morning at Billingsgate Fish Market in London December 31, 2011 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo December 30, 2011 Birthday dinner at The Savoy Grill, London December 29, 2011 Christmas preparations December 19, 2011 Swedish Sankta Lucia at St Paul’s Cathedral December 11, 2011 Christmas Shopping Event in Belsize Park, NW3 December 8, 2011 New jeans love: Nudie Jeans December 7, 2011 Happy Finnish Independence Day December 6, 2011 Danish YWCA Christmas Fair in Hampstead December 2, 2011 Leonardo da Vinci at The National Gallery London November 29, 2011 Finnish Christmas Fair November 18, 2011 Swedish Church Christmas Fair in London November 17, 2011 I am not The X Factor November 13, 2011 Same old, same old November 8, 2011 NaNoWriMo Versus Downton Abbey November 6, 2011 Happy Halloween! October 31, 2011 National Novel Writing Month October 29, 2011 Barbour jackets October 25, 2011 The plot thickens… October 20, 2011 Eating Out: Invisible Diners at The Hix in Soho October 12, 2011 Shloer Limited Edition Berry Punch October 5, 2011 Children’s Scooters October 3, 2011 Southsea, again September 24, 2011 Spatone: A Great Iron Supplement September 22, 2011 Eating Out: Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecote in London September 20, 2011 To Spanx or not to Spanx is the question. September 17, 2011 Sunflowers in London September 13, 2011 Wine tasting at The Old White Bear, Hampstead September 10, 2011 9/11 September 8, 2011 REN Facial at Liberty’s September 6, 2011 Staying in: Home-made Risotto September 4, 2011 Lunch at Hix Restaurant in Soho, London September 2, 2011 House rules September 1, 2011 Author interview: Gerard Woodward on Nourishment August 31, 2011 What I’m selling on eBay August 30, 2011 A cool city dog August 28, 2011 Ladudu in West Hampstead August 25, 2011 Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out August 24, 2011 ‘Salt of Life’ at The Everyman Cinema in Hampstead August 23, 2011 Helena samples Blossom Hill Vineyard Collection White August 20, 2011 A true story: me as mission control August 19, 2011 Mary Queen of Shops and My Mother August 18, 2011 My new favourite shampoo: Pureology August 17, 2011 A little bit of Sicily in Åland August 16, 2011 Do you follow The Rules? August 15, 2011 Åland Islands: Glada Laxen restaurant in Bärö August 14, 2011 Nordic food: my dirty little secret August 11, 2011 Summer lunch at Wells Tavern, Hampstead August 4, 2011 Hot, hot, hot August 2, 2011 Me as a Desperate Housewife August 1, 2011 Sick bed update July 31, 2011 A favourite dress July 29, 2011 Happiness is a cinnamon bun July 28, 2011 Norway July 26, 2011 A little bit of Finnish goes a long way: Karita Mattila as Tosca July 23, 2011 Today’s Hangover Square July 21, 2011 London Life: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre July 20, 2011 London Life: Cote Brasserie in Highgate July 16, 2011 London life: Nordic Bakery July 14, 2011 Holiday packing July 10, 2011 On writing and working July 8, 2011 Tampere in the summer July 7, 2011 Design from Åland: Ego Collection by Minna Rundberg July 5, 2011 A Finnish Breakfast July 4, 2011 Midsummer in Lemland, Åland June 25, 2011 David Nicholls at England’s Lane Books June 22, 2011 Holiday packing: capsule wardrobe time June 21, 2011 Angry Birds in the book shop June 20, 2011 Happy Father’s Day June 19, 2011 An Interview with me at Displaced Nation June 16, 2011 A scene from Four Weddings and a Funeral? June 15, 2011 A blog post about…? June 13, 2011 London life: Brazilian hair at Bloww salon June 7, 2011 London Life: a pub crawl and Jin Kichi in Hampstead June 6, 2011 John Lewis and me…part two June 4, 2011 London life: Lunch at Pollen Street Social June 2, 2011 Justin Cartwright giveaway May 28, 2011 End of a Beautiful Relationship or How John Lewis Is No Longer My Favourite Store May 27, 2011 My list of summer reads, or books to take on holiday May 26, 2011 My favourite opera: Tosca by Giacomo Puccini May 23, 2011 Pappa’s Girl: Jävla Finnar May 21, 2011 Finland are ice hockey world champions! May 16, 2011 Eurovision 2011 with Twitter May 15, 2011 Tampere in Conde Nast Traveller May 10, 2011 The London Number 13 Bus May 8, 2011 House hunting in London May 7, 2011 Angry Birds and Moomintrolls May 5, 2011 Shireen Jilla at West End Lane Books May 4, 2011 Walk in London: Regent’s Park May 2, 2011 Royal Wedding Tea May 1, 2011 Happy May Day! April 30, 2011 Royal Wedding Fever in London April 28, 2011 Strindberg’s Daughter – my new blog April 26, 2011 England’s Lane Books gets busy! April 25, 2011 Happy Easter! April 24, 2011 Historic election results in Finland April 18, 2011 A Sunday rant on the digital future for books April 17, 2011 7 For All Mankind Jeans April 15, 2011 London: Miro at Tate Modern April 14, 2011 Sweden: Fäviken restaurant in Åre April 12, 2011 London life: Power Plates at Good Vibes April 11, 2011 Pappa’s Girl Part 5 April 8, 2011 Voting in Finnish general elections April 6, 2011 Book review: The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt April 5, 2011 My favourite London restaurant: St John’s Bread and Wine April 4, 2011 Happy Mother’s Day (in the UK)! April 3, 2011 London Tower Bridge April 2, 2011 Cocktails at Babington House April 1, 2011 Book club books March 30, 2011 Spring in London March 29, 2011 Marimekko at Helsinki airport March 28, 2011 My Nordic Adventure – Skiing the Åre way March 25, 2011 My Nordic Adventure: Part Three – the rest of it (almost) March 21, 2011 Ola Rapace in ‘Svinalängorna’ March 17, 2011 My Nordic Adventure – Part Two: Snow and more snow March 15, 2011 My Nordic Adventure – Part One: Helsinki Airport March 14, 2011 Just to let you know…. March 10, 2011 The girl’s not for folding March 2, 2011 Strindberg’s Apartment at The New Diorama Theatre March 1, 2011 A wet Saturday in Hampstead February 26, 2011 Michael Arditti at England’s Lane Books February 22, 2011 Learning Danish February 17, 2011 A Valentine’s Surprise February 14, 2011 London Life: Children’s Hour at the Comedy Theatre February 13, 2011 London Life: Becky Shaw at The Almeida February 12, 2011 Trench coat shopping February 10, 2011 Small Hours at the Hampstead Theatre February 9, 2011 London life: Sunday night is movie night February 9, 2011 The London Train by Tessa Hadley February 8, 2011 London Life: Getting out meeting people February 3, 2011 London Life: Lost item found February 2, 2011 All on my own February 1, 2011 La Boheme at Soho Theatre January 29, 2011 London Life January 27, 2011 King Lear at The Donmar Warehouse January 23, 2011 It seems I miss swiss chard… January 22, 2011 Last sales bargains January 21, 2011 A Friend Remembered January 20, 2011 A view from a window January 11, 2011 A bit of girly star-gazing January 10, 2011 Procrastinating January 9, 2011 Viewing houses – again January 8, 2011 Deathtrap at The Noel Coward Theatre January 7, 2011 Savile Rogue January 6, 2011 Home thoughts – and not January 4, 2011 Virtual shopping for the New Year January 3, 2011 Happy New Year! January 2, 2011 Sales, sales, sales December 30, 2010 After Christmas December 30, 2010 Finnish Christmas December 27, 2010 Finnish Christmas Food – Part Two December 23, 2010 Finnish Christmas December 22, 2010 My radio voice December 18, 2010 Things can only get better December 16, 2010 Enthusiastic carol singing is not good for you ( or rather me) December 14, 2010 Painkillers and life changes December 9, 2010 Happy Independence Day Finland! December 6, 2010 How I love thee…my book shop November 29, 2010 Author Interview – Naomi Alderman November 26, 2010 To Kindle or not to Kindle? November 24, 2010 I think they saw us coming at The Ritz… November 22, 2010 A thoroughly modern Jerry November 16, 2010 A gun-shy bitch who’d be no good in the jungle November 15, 2010 Bad Karma November 13, 2010 It’s all just a game of battleship November 8, 2010 50 things to do in London before you die November 5, 2010 Pappa’s Girl – Part Four November 2, 2010 Is becoming a bag lady the future? November 1, 2010 Losing it October 25, 2010 My All New Book Club October 19, 2010 No rain in Athens October 18, 2010 Out to extended lunch October 13, 2010 A confession October 11, 2010 Strange goings on in the arty world October 4, 2010 Weight loss and money September 29, 2010 She was telling my whole life with her song September 24, 2010 A bit of a scoop at HEL YES! September 20, 2010 The Chaos Theory September 15, 2010 Heath Time September 13, 2010 England’s Lane Books September 2, 2010 It was all about the pants last night August 29, 2010 Bad hair day – Mark II August 28, 2010 A crayfish party for two August 25, 2010 A love re-found and broken equipment August 24, 2010 Nappi lives here August 19, 2010 Living out of a suitcase August 16, 2010 Sleepless in Stockholm August 16, 2010 A rainy day in Stockholm and the best jeans in the world August 10, 2010 Home thoughts August 7, 2010 A large small town August 3, 2010 Island life August 2, 2010 Monday’s wishlist August 2, 2010 The new life is sweet July 25, 2010 A lovely day in Bath July 22, 2010 Never go back July 21, 2010 The plot thickens July 20, 2010 Of no fixed abode July 17, 2010 Right Said Fred July 15, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 48 July 12, 2010 Loft finds July 11, 2010 Is the She-pee the future for porcelain parity? July 10, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 47 July 7, 2010 The calm before the storm July 6, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 46 July 5, 2010 Wives and squirrels July 3, 2010 A town I’m not going to miss July 1, 2010 Timing is the secret of good comedy – or even tragedy June 28, 2010 This is me not talking about football… June 28, 2010 Hauskaa Juhannusta – Happy Midsummer! June 25, 2010 Shall I count the ways? June 24, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 45 June 22, 2010 Where’s Mother? June 21, 2010 The princess kisses a frog and gets a prince June 20, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 44 June 18, 2010 My book club June 17, 2010 Life can be hard… June 16, 2010 How (Not) to Have a Night at the Theatre June 13, 2010 To MA or not to MA? June 11, 2010 A rare meme June 8, 2010 I must have been dreaming… June 6, 2010 In a spin over plates June 5, 2010 Royal Wedding Bells June 3, 2010 London Assurance at The National May 31, 2010 That thorny old issue May 29, 2010 Round and round in circles May 26, 2010 Scary is not the word for it…and what I wore. May 24, 2010 Yet another wardrobe dilemma May 19, 2010 Going over to the dark side May 18, 2010 Isn’t e-mail weird? May 17, 2010 Shoes, shoes, shoes! May 15, 2010 Claret and Chips May 12, 2010 Something so right May 9, 2010 A view from the terraces May 7, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 43 May 5, 2010 Changes May 2, 2010 Klara Vappen – Happy May Day April 30, 2010 What’s this rubbish? April 28, 2010 I have nothing to wear April 27, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 42 April 26, 2010 Same old, same old… April 25, 2010 My Big Fat Birthday April 21, 2010 Oh I do like to be by the seaside, Oh I do like to be beside the sea… April 18, 2010 I was born to wear denim April 13, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 41 April 12, 2010 Due to Popular Demand…. April 10, 2010 No, I’m not that Helena Halme April 6, 2010 Pappa’s Girl – Part Three April 5, 2010 Happy Easter April 1, 2010 Happiness Is a New Waitrose March 26, 2010 Pappa’s Girl – Part Two March 24, 2010 I’m in love, again. March 23, 2010 Snowy (Honest Guv) Helsinki last week March 21, 2010 The Beckhams in Finland March 18, 2010 Finns are different March 9, 2010 Pappa’s Girl March 6, 2010 Finns can’t cope with ice – shock! March 5, 2010 Where there’s an end there’ll also be a beginning March 4, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 40 March 3, 2010 Miracle on Ice – Mark Two March 1, 2010 Reality check with bells on February 27, 2010 My life has turned the shade of Particuliere February 23, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 39 February 19, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 38 February 19, 2010 It’s Been a Year…. February 18, 2010 Am I in love with writing or is writing in love with me? February 14, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 37 February 12, 2010 February is a good month February 12, 2010 Have you heard the one about the builders… February 11, 2010 Spring on its way at last? February 7, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 36 February 4, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 35 January 31, 2010 New Object of Desire January 27, 2010 Paint and Dust January 25, 2010 Stupid but so funny… January 18, 2010 Lost in Hampstead and a bit of Rope January 17, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 34 January 13, 2010 Something for the weather in the UK January 13, 2010 Frozen Brain January 12, 2010 How I came to be in England – Part 33 January 7, 2010 Tagged! January 5, 2010 Just one more post about skiing in Åre January 4, 2010 More from Åre January 3, 2010 Caffeine and Snow Ploughs January 2, 2010 Happy New Year from winter wonderland December 30, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 32 December 23, 2009 My Christmas December 19, 2009 The World’s Favourite Airline? December 15, 2009 Colourful London is the latest choice December 13, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 31 December 11, 2009 Finnish guilt December 9, 2009 A convenience too far? December 8, 2009 Marimekko-land December 7, 2009 It’s a packing nightmare December 2, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 30 November 29, 2009 Talking of obsessions…. November 26, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 29 November 24, 2009 Housekeeping matters… November 23, 2009 Why I can never wear animal print November 21, 2009 Dirty laundry November 19, 2009 Southsea on a stormy day November 14, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 28 November 10, 2009 Football and the elusive book deal November 8, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 27 November 6, 2009 New Catch-up Blog November 6, 2009 Breakfast at Tiffany’s November 1, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 26 October 29, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 25 October 28, 2009 Sacred Made Real at The National Gallery October 25, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 24 October 22, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 23 October 12, 2009 Let’s hear it for the boomerangs October 10, 2009 10 Things British I haven’t succumbed to October 7, 2009 Why I’m Afraid of Women October 6, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 22 October 5, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 21 September 30, 2009 Blog Awards September 29, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 20 September 27, 2009 That awful expression September 24, 2009 Rome and Italian women September 20, 2009 Falling in love with Rome September 17, 2009 My new Roman haircut September 9, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 19 September 5, 2009 August is for Crayfish September 1, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 18 August 28, 2009 My life as a spy August 27, 2009 A fashion post from me August 26, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 17 August 21, 2009 A levels – Done August 20, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 16 August 18, 2009 New lovely followers wanted August 17, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 15 August 15, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 14 August 12, 2009 The Honest Scrap Award August 12, 2009 Fighting the bulge August 7, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 13 August 6, 2009 Lights, Camera, Action August 4, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 12 August 3, 2009 The Kindness of Strangers August 1, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 11 July 31, 2009 Finland in a bun July 28, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 10 July 26, 2009 A productive day? July 23, 2009 Men about the house July 22, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 9 July 20, 2009 Submission fatigue? July 19, 2009 A ride anyone? July 17, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 8 July 16, 2009 A sign to save us all July 16, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 7 July 13, 2009 Soup recipes please! July 12, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 6 July 12, 2009 Broadband problems and too much time in hospital July 12, 2009 Landlocked July 7, 2009 Readers and followers unite July 4, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 5 July 3, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 4 June 26, 2009 Michael Jackson June 26, 2009 Best Shop in Oxford June 24, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 3 June 18, 2009 Bad Hair and Book Club June 18, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part 2 June 15, 2009 Exams and The Hangover June 10, 2009 How I came to be in England – Part one June 6, 2009 Hay and the state of our democracy June 5, 2009 ‘Stolen’ by Lucy Christopher May 27, 2009 Madame de Sade at Wyndham’s May 26, 2009 About following me… May 21, 2009 Chelsea Flower Show without lunch! May 21, 2009 The Finns and alcohol May 18, 2009 Doll’s House at the Donmar May 17, 2009 I’m writing again, in the sauna. May 15, 2009 The Wolseley, the Alcatraz and 25 years of marriage. May 9, 2009 Digital – the new garlic bread? May 6, 2009 In search of Finnishness April 27, 2009 The London Book Fair April 17, 2009 Easter and Jamie’s Italian April 14, 2009 The Lost Daughter and the lost words April 8, 2009 Sun and short skirts in Notting Hill April 6, 2009 Håkan Nesser in London April 1, 2009 All that jazz and Scandinavian food March 27, 2009 Female friendships March 23, 2009 Ski helmet March 19, 2009 Supermarket flirting March 18, 2009 The real work starts March 17, 2009 Snow is beautiful in many different ways March 10, 2009 Finns are close to nature while Brits are obsessed with the weather February 25, 2009 Oh to be a Finnish Man February 18, 2009 Women as sex objects February 18, 2009
