Helsinki Pride Week 26.6.–2.7.
Helsinki Pride Week is the biggest cultural and human rights event in Finland. Pride Week takes place annually during international Pride Month, this year 26.6.–2.7.2023. Helsinki Pride parade and park celebrations will take place on the Saturday of Pride Week, as usual.
The theme for this year is Joy and Riot.
Joy highlights the happiness that our own identity and the diversity of our community can spark when we are equal, seen, and proud. Just like pride, joy acts as a counterforce to hate, injustice, and oppression in all, also internalized forms. Riot represents our right to exist, be seen, and heard – and honors our history and roots of Pride-movement.
The 2023 Helsinki Pride will be loud and visible, and we will highlight the theme of Joy and Rebellion extensively in our content and program, in which LGBTIQA+ activists and artists will be in the center. Together we proudly celebrate our diversity and demand human rights for all of us, including children and young people.
This year there are also events in Espoo. The programme is open for all and most of it is free of charge.
The programme includes for example discussions, workshops, exhibitions, book tips, fairy tale reading, films and role playing.
Programme: pride.fi/tapahtumat
