Finland

LGBTI Rights in Finland


ADDED ON: 09/08/2020

Helsinki Pride Week begins, with PM Sanna Marin as patron

Helsinki Pride Week gets underway on Monday, postponed from its usual June date due to the coronavirus situation at that time. Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) is the patron of this year’s…

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ADDED ON: 04/24/2020

Finland’s first same-sex adoptions confirmed

The Rainbow Families Association Sateenkaariperheet confirms that Finland’s first two same-sex adoptions have taken place. It comes three years after the Marriage Act was reformed to allow marriage equality and same-sex adoptions,…

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ADDED ON: 12/11/2019

Finland’s new prime minister – the world’s youngest leader – is the daughter of same-sex parents

Sanna Marin, the newly-elected prime minister of Finland, will be the youngest sitting country leader in the world and is the daughter of same-sex parents. The Social Democrat, 34, will replace Antti…

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ADDED ON: 09/14/2019

Surge in chemsex parties arranged on ‘hook-up’ apps is fuelling fresh HIV epidemic in European cities, doctors warn

A surge in “chemsex” parties, where some people spend days getting high on drugs and having sex with scores of partners, is refuelling epidemics of HIV among gay men in European towns…

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ADDED ON: 09/10/2019

Racism, intolerance ‘escalating’ in Finland: Council of Europe

Racist and abusive language is "commonplace" online in Finland and is on the rise in political discourse, a report by the Council of Europe warned on Tuesday (Sept 10). Although the Nordic…

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ADDED ON: 07/16/2018

HRC Confronts Trump-Putin With Projection Calling Out Anti-LGBTQ Crimes Against Humanity in Chechnya

Today, just ahead of tomorrow’s Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, HRC projected an enormous message onto the Presidential Palace in Helsinki demanding that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin immediately end the ongoing anti-LGBTQ crimes…

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ADDED ON: 07/05/2018

Europe’s Anti-immigrant Parties Are Becoming More Gay-friendly

AMID a sea of rainbow flags, Sebastian Tynkkynen sings along to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” and waves a pro-gay placard. “Christians, don’t hate us. Islam, don’t kill us” reads his sign. Like many…

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