The LGBTIQA+ association for Turku and the region around it, founded in 1996. It has no paid staff and everything it does runs on volunteers.
Its office and common room are on the second floor of the Hansa Center on Puutarhakatu. There are no fixed opening times, so a visit is arranged by email beforehand. A lift stands about ten metres to the right of the main entrance, and there is a doorbell beside the outer door.
Most of the work is peer groups, and the list is long: trans, asexual, bears, crossdressers, rainbow seniors, a sports group, crafts, pagans, a Christian circle, mental health peer support, a group for disabled and chronically ill people, and a youth rainbow cafe. There is a second rainbow cafe in Salo. The association also runs Vinokino, the only LGBTQ+ film festival in Finland, and gives training to health and social care staff and talks in schools.
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