Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
One of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world has opened in Finland, welcoming 50,000 visitors over its inaugural weekend and establishing what Helsinki Partners have […]
Finland and Sweden will finally be linked by rail this summer ending decades of being “rail-isolation” for Finland and effectively opening up what could become Europe’s […]
A new Uber service has launched in Finland, taking visitors to see the Northern Lights on peak viewing dates in March 2026. Called “Uber Aurora,” the […]
Hidden inside a city-centre block and cherished by generations of bathers, Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall will reopen to the public on 2 February 2026 following a comprehensive […]
Helsinki has issued a highly personal public invitation to Pamela Anderson, asking the actress to visit Finland’s capital and reclaim her Finnish family name, Hyytiäinen. The […]
For Finns, Christmas would not be complete without the comforting warmth of a sauna. The cherished joulusauna tradition invites families and friends to slow down, relax and […]
Helsinki has once again claimed the top spot as the world’s most sustainable tourist destination, according to the 2025 Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index. The latest […]
Helsinki, the happiest capital of the world, has unveiled the world’s first-ever sightseeing tour created especially for its shaggy four-legged friends – dogs! The “Doggy Route […]
The Finnish capital has recorded its first year without a single traffic-related casualty, with the last death occurring in early July 2024. This remarkable achievement for […]
Authorities in Helsinki have approved measures to protect over 100 areas of land and inland water under the city’s new Nature Conservation Area Programme for 2025–2038. […]
Lawmakers in Finland have passed an education bill giving teachers the power to remove students’ mobile phones and restrict their usage during the school day. The […]