Recently, with the terrible events in Ukraine, I have begun to wonder if I'm obsessed with Russia. A Child of the Cold War When I was growing up in Finland during the Cold War, I was taught to be afraid of the Big Russian Bear next door. We had to be careful not to offend the Soviet … [Read more...]
My Chernobyl Scoop
I’ve just seen the preview of the new Chernobyl series on BBC Breakfast and it took me back to my days at BBC Monitoring. I believe I was the first person to learn about the disaster here in the UK. It was my first scoop! Monitoring Finnish and Swedish Radio It was an ordinary day in … [Read more...]
I’ve won an Alice Award!
I am absolutely thrilled and amazed that the lovely people at Displaced Nation have given The Red King of Helsinki an Alice Award! Here is what the Alice Award is all about: What's An Alice Award? Displaced Dispatch presents an “Alice Award” to a writer who we think has a … [Read more...]
