Delve into the streets of beautiful central Helsinki with a focus on the LGBTIQA+ community’s life in the past and present. Go off the beaten track and visits places where people used to meet and mingle when homosexuality was illegal, and stop for a drink in a gay friendly bar. Nowadays Finland has recognised the rights of sexual minorities, and your guide will entertain you with intriguing stories of everyday life over the years. You’ll also hear about the work of two of Finland’s biggest gay artists, Tom of Finland, aka Touko Laaksonen, and Tove Jansson, the creator of Moomin characters.  

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