Helsinki Pride 2013

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Pride

Helsinki Pride is one of the largest at a week-long summer events in Finland and the largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender event, the aim of which is to increase the transparency and acceptance of diversity in society.

Helsinki Pride is the Helsinki region Seta Association’s bi-annual week-long cultural and human rights event in the heart of Helsinki. It is also Finland’s leading sexual and gender minorities, and their loved ones gather together at the event and one of the biggest events of the week-long summer. Helsinki Pride 2013 will be held June 24 to June 30, 2013.

Helsinki Pride visitor numbers have increased every year. In 2012, the entire week, visitors to the event was close to 32 000 and the Pride parade was attended by about 8,000 people. This year’s Pride parade held on Saturday, 29.6. The procession begins in a Senate Square and the parade of the programmatic Park Festival Hakasalmi in the park. Throughout the week the program is built on a wide range of mm. culture, debates, parties, meetings, workshops, and art around.
organizers

Helsinki Pride is organizing a national Seta’s largest membership organization in the Helsinki region Seta ry. The event is held almost entirely by volunteers and is not intended to produce a profit to the organizer. The event responsible for producing the part-time paid coordinator, two college interns, as well as an event named after the Executive Committee and Working Group. Management Team is responsible for the Pride Week Program hull design, budgeting, partnerships, information, theme and other major policies. The working group is responsible for the individual sections of the organization. Executive Committee and the Working Group in addition to many external actors, associations and commercial providers are involved in the Helsinki Pride event implementation. You can explore our partners here. Helsinki Pride week to take care of the smooth flow of the event in addition to dozens of volunteers.
Helsinki Pride 2013

Helsinki Pride 2013 theme is “Encounter”.

Culture and Human Rights, Helsinki Pride event organized by the Helsinki metropolitan area Seta Association (www.heseta.fi)

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