Helena Thorfinn is a Swedish writer and development professional currently living in Washington DC. Helena moves between writing, journalism and development issues with a passion for people and how people strategize to live their lives, personally, politically and practically.



For many years Helena was one of Sweden’s leading news reporters, working as staff reporter for daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, and producing documentaries and television. For a few years she was based in London as correspondent for Swedish Television, SVT.