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QLife’s Gay Finland gives you up-to-date news, best where-to-go tips, service presentations, and queer/gay perspective articles. Take part in the discussion by contacting us! By notifying us about events, out-of-date information etc., you have the chance to win product prices in our monthly raffle!

 
New Q-Card Finland profit partner: bElles – Baskets for Elles

20.01.2012
bElles is the newest Q-Card Finland Profit Card discount target. With Q-Card you will get -10 % discount on normal price products.

More benefits and discounts
Q-Card Finland Profit Card

More information about the profit partner
www.b-elles.fi

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Tampere Pride 2012 19. - 22.07.2012 - Check out renewed website!

12.12.2012
Tampere Pride 2012 culture event and rainbow festival will be arranged from Thursday 19.07. to Sunday 22.07 2012. Event released yesterday renewed website.


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It's now more than easy to buy Q-Card Finland Profit Card - new sales points to Helsinki

29.11.2011
Q-Card Finland Profit Card can now be bought from several sales points in Helsinki. Purchase the profit card and utilize its benefits at the same time - Card pays itself back easily! 

Newest sales points in Helsinki are Ravintola Fenix (bar), Hesburger Hakaniemi (restaurant) and Kulmakahvio (café). Same sales points have smashing benefits for the Q-Card Finland Profit Card Holders. Profit card can also be bought on Q-Shop Online Shop (www.Q-Shop.fi).

Additional information about sales points and benefits
Q-Card Finland Profit Card sales points

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Win free Q-Card Finland Profit Card 2012!

21.11.2011
If you already haven't purchased your Q-Card Finland Profit Card 2012, participate lottery! QLife's Gay Finland raffles 100 profit cards among lottery participants!

With Q-Card Finland Profit Card you will get smashing shopping and entrance benefits and offers all over Finland!

Participate and win! Lottery ends 16.12.2011. Winners are informed by e-mail!


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dtm closes and moves to Mannerheimintie street in February 2012

09.11.2011
Gay Nightclub dtm moves to Mannerheimintie street in Helsinki. Club closes in the present premises in New Year's Eve and opens on Mannerheimintie (Mannerheimintie 6) in February 2012.

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New Q-Card Finland profit target - Eiring

08.11.2011
Q-Card Finland Profit Card holders get now discount on kitchen accessory shop Eiring.

additional details
Q-Card Finland Profit Card Profit Card

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New Q-Card Finland profit target - Ruohonjuuri

08.11.2011
Q-Card Finland Profit Card holders get now discount on Ruohonjuuri eco-shops all over Finland.

additional details
Q-Card Finland Profit Card Profit Card

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Finnish Gay Friendly services and operators got a special profit card

05.11.2011
Starting Saturday November 5th 2011 it is much more easier for the Gay Friendly services to target marketing and campaigns for the local consumers and domestic and foreign travellers in Finland after QLife's Gay Finland / Homosuomi service released a special Q-Card Finland Profit Card.

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Up-to-date news, events and stories on Facebook without need to have a FB account

04.11.2011
QLife's Gay Finland released in the end of October a Facebook site that collects news, event announcements, etc. about Gay Finland. Visiting the site does not require a FB account. All Finnish queer operators can release news and events on the site.

Welcome to visit Gay Finland on Facebook and to "Like" us!
Gay Finland / Homosuomi -Facebook site

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Drag Show Artist 2011 winner is Miss Chiquita

03.11.2011 / Ilkka Veiström
Miss Chiquita was crown yesterday Drag Show Artist 2011 in a contenst placed in Pressa Club (Helsinki).


Contest jury included this year Stefan Wallin (Secretary of Defense), Jussi Laitinen (Mr Gay Finland), Miitta Sorvali (actor, TV star), Mia Malmi (reporter) and Hannele Laurila (Manager of Sokos Hotel Presidentti).


Contest was hosted by the wonderful Riita "Ritu" Suominen and who else than Finnish drag Superstar Juha "Mega-Paula" Rastas.

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DRAG ME TO HEL 2011 05.11.2011 !

31.10.2011
DRAG ME TO HEL 2011 packs your 05.11.2011 All Saint's Day night with exciting, outrageous and hilarious artists. Event's venue is Ravintola Hima & Sali restaurant in Helsinki.


Stage is being taken over by Miss Drag Queen 2011, Drag Show Artist 2010 Linnea Von Kattendam, Drag Show Artist 2009 Laila-Annikki Koivunen, Legendary Les Femmes, Lola Vanilla, Sunshine Addison (UK), SpaceWitch Pop, Leila Halkeama, Titania Hill, Asta Share, Mary Rose, Marquis de Marashino, Drag City Royals, Elsa, Miss Jan and Aurora Borealis among others.

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Pride Product Shop opened - Welcome to online shop and sales points!

18.10.2011
Popular Rainbow and Pride product shop QLife's Q-Shop Pride Product Shop has opened renewed online service 02.10.2011.Since 2007 operated Gay shop supplies for example to Finland, Europe, Russia, United States and Australia with affortable shipping rated.


Visit Q-Shop Pride Product Shop
QLife's Q-Shop -sateenkaari- ja pridetuotteiden kauppa


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Nightclub dtm quits

17.10.2011 / Ilkka Veiström
QLife's Gay Finland has been informed that largest and best known Finnish Gay nightclub dtm will close at Iso Roobertinkatu (street) before the turn of the year.  

dtm is owned by Ravintola Oy Afrodite - a company opened a new K23 Gay nightclub  to Kamppi Shopping Center earlier this year.


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Jenny Woo sold - a New Gay club opens before the end of year

17.10.2011 / Ilkka Veiström
Gay Night Club Jenny Woo was sold few months ago and QLife's Gay Finland has been told that a new trendy gay club is coming before the end of the year. Jenny Woo is still open and operator with the old name. 


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Kaupungin Paras Kabaree - Theatrical Drag Show

14.10.2011
Here she comes again! Linnea von Kattendam has won three major Finnish drag contests and after the latest Best Drag Artist of Helsinki recognition this autumn she finally released her tour that includes eight performings in Helsinki.

Kaupungin Paras Kabaree - Theatrical Drag Show offers the best cabaret musical delights of the world! The show is phenomenal diva, Linnea von Kattendam's action-packed festive show, with her most popular hits, as well as fresh estradiol numbers you have not seen before!

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Queens On Wheels - Finnish Drag Queens on a Autumn tour

15.09.2011 / Ilkka Veiström
Finnish Talent progman hosts Jarkko Valtee and Osku Heiskanen are also well-known as "Showhat" drag duet. Valtee and Heiskanen have been loved and respected drag performers since early 90's. This Autumn Drag duet makes nationwide "Queens On Wheels" tour with twelve cities.


Lisätietoja
Queens On Wheels - Tour dates and destinations



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The Champagne Circus cabaret - the timeless spirit of the gender bending, erotic badlands of Weimar Berlin and it’s notorious variety shows - Helsinki 8.10.2011

01.09.2011 / Ilkka Veiström
"The Champagne Circus" is Helsinki's newest, most decadent club night to date. Situated in the main hall of ‘Vanha Ylioppilastalo’, with a star studded cast of award-winning, international artistes purveying the finest in modern circus and cabaret - whilst evoking the timeless spirit of the gender bending, erotic badlands of Weimar Berlin and it’s notorious variety shows.

Win free tickets to this event? - Participate QLife's lottery!

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New K23 gay bar in Helsinki has been added to Gay Guide

31.08.2011
New K23 gay bar has been added to Gay Guide. K23 was opened this August to Kamppi shopping centre. Bar has often themed evenings. K23 is open from Wednesday to Sunday nights between 4:00pm and 4:00am.

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Newest QLife's Traveller's Guide Finland Gay Guide out now!

15.07.2011
QLife's Traveller's Guide Finland Gay Guide's newest edition has been released and its distribution starts within one week. Guide's eVersion can be downloaded by clicking the "Lataa / Download QLife Gay Guide" advert (and here).

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Rainbow and Pride product sales point at dtm this Friday July 1st 2011

29.06.2011 / Ilkka Veiström
Q-Shop Pride Product Shop opens sales point to cafe dtm this Friday (1.7.2011) from noon to 6pm. Buy Rainbow flags, stickers, badges and other pride products for the Saturday's pride march on Friday from cafe dtm!

Additional information about the products: www.prideproductshop.com

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Participate Helsinki Pride 2011 online research!

29.06.2011 / Ilkka Veiström
Are you taking part in Helsinki Pride 2011? Participate pride research! Access to the survey by clicking the "Participate Gay Pride 2011 Finland survey" picture link.

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Tampere Pride 2011 -pääsylippujen ennakkomyynti alkanut!
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22.06.2011 / Tampere Pride
Gareth Gates(UK) -keikka, teatteriesitykset, Stina Girs, Glee-disko-bileet, Talent-ilta!

Tampere Pride 2011 -pääsylippujen ennakkomyynti on alkanut. Kaikkien tapahtuman pääsylipullisten tilaisuuksien ennakkoliput voi ostaa helposti ja turvallisesti osoitteessa www.myevent.fi

On odotettavissa, että useamman tilaisuuden liput myydään pääosin vain ennakkoon ja Kulttuurikahvilasta (21. - 24.7.) sekä suoraan ovelta lunastettavaksi jää hajapaikkoja.

Ennakkoon myydään vain täysihintaisia lippuja. Alennusliput ovat myynnissä vain tapahtuman aikana Yo-talon Kulttuurikahvilassa sekä tilaisuuksissa suoraan ovelta.

Osta lippusi nyt: MyEvent -lippukauppa
Lisätietoja ohjelmasta: Tampere Pride 2011 -ohjelma

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Pop star Gareth Gates (UK) live at Tampere Pride "23/7" Main Party

18.05.2011

We are proud to present Gareth Gates (UK) as the main act of Tampere Pride 2011 Culture Event and Rainbow Festival! The British pop-sensation performs at the Main Party ”23/7”, organised at Tivoli (Tampere) on 23 July 2011 at 9pm - 4am.  Gareth Gates is best know for his hit Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake).



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Queer Travel Seminar in Tampere 27.5.2011

05.05.2011
QLife Travel Services, in cooperation with Tampere Pride 2011, organises Queer Travel Seminar in Tampere on 27 May at 2pm-4pm. The event is free.

Further details: event information

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Affordable queer event visibility

21.05.2011 / QLife's Gay Finland / Homosuomi -palvelu
QLife’s Gay Finland service offers a variety of visibility products to event producers, including free visibility. As an affordable additional service, we can also make the advertisements you need for you.

QLife’s Gay Finland's ”Prime Visibility” event advertisement service is an effective meeting point between event producer and customer.

Further info: visibility products

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Freelance writers wanted for QLife’s Gay Finland

17.11.2010 (updated 26.05.2011)
QLife is looking for freelance writers (writing in English and/ or Finnish) for QLife’s Gay Finland service. Writers are expected to write columns, current affairs pieces and news reports for gayfinland.fi.

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Gay Friendly Helsinki presents itself in Finland's neighbour countries

19.05.2011
QLife Traveller Services carries out two to six annual campaigns that aim at increasing gay travel in and to Finland. The campaigns are directed at Finnish and international travellers.

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Hercules celebrates 11th birthday!

28.3.2011 / Markus Kitunen
Hercules, a mainstay of the Helsinki gay scene since 2000, celebrates its 11th birthday on Tuesday 29 March! Idols finalist Pete Seppälä will perform live. The party starts at 9pm.

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Aids-tukikeskus on nyt Hiv-tukikeskus
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8.3.2011 / Ilkka Veiström
Suomessa 25 vuotta Hiv-säätiön ylläpitämät Aids-tukikeskukset muuttuivat tammikuussa 2011 alusta alkaen Hiv-tukikeskuksiksi. Nimimuutos heijasta hiv-tartuntojen hoidon tehostumista ja taudin luonteen muuttumista.

Lisätietoa aiheesta: www.hivtukikeskus.fi

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Room Albert (Helsinki) closed permanently

27.12.2010 / Ilkka Veiström
Room Albert closed permanently on 23.12.2010 after operating several years in Helsinki.

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Blue Oyster Bar (Tampere) closed permanently

27.12.2010 / Ilkka Veiström
After being a few years in operation, Tampere-based Blue Oyster Bar closed permanently on 26.12.2010.

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QLife.fi on joulukuun 2010 eTourism edelläkävijä
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21.12.2010 / Ilkka Veiström
Joulukuussa eTourism edelläkävijöitä valittiin kaksi: homoystävällisiä matkailupalveluja markkinoiva Gay Friendly Helsinki ja gay-matkailijoille palvelujaan verkossa tarjoava QLife.fi.

Aiheena gay-matkailu on ajankohtainen ja potentiaali tälle matkailun kohderyhmälle suunnatuissa verkkopalveluissa on merkittävä. Mm. Berliinin matkamessuilla oli vuonna 2010 ensimmäistä kertaa oma alue HLBT-matkailulle ja Sao Paolossa on vihitty käyttöön ensimmäinen homoille tarkoitettu matkailun tiedotuskeskus. Monet Euroopan suurkaupungit yrittävät houkutella gay-matkailijoita eri tavoin ja HLBT-kohderyhmälle suunnattuja verkkopalveluja kehitetään jatkuvasti.

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Suomenkielinen Gay Friendly Spain -verkkopalvelu
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21.12.2010 / Ilkka Veiström
QLife -erikoismatkailupalvelu julkisti marraskuussa Espanjaa Gay Friendly -matkailukohteena suomalaisille esittelevän verkkopalvelun. QLife’s Gay Friendly Spain -palvelu esittelee kohteina Barcelonan, Teneriffan sekä Madridin. Vuodenvaihteeseen mennessä julkistetaan aurinkorannikon kohteita ja pitkin kevättä 2011 kaupunkeja eri puolella Espanjaa.

Lisätietoja: QLife’s Gay Friendly Spain - verkkopalvelu

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QLife-palvelutunnukset myönnettäväksi Suomessa
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17.11.2010
QLife on marraskuun (2010) puolivälistä alkaen myöntänyt hakemuksesta queer/gay friendly -palvelulle ”QLife Suosittelee”- ja ”QLife Recommend” -palvelutunnukset, jotka osoittavat toimijan täyttävän moninaista palvelua kunnioittavat toiminta- ja palvelumallit.

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Gym 4 men on suljettu
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15.11.2010 / Ilkka Veiström
Vain miehille tarkoitetun Gym4men -kuntosalin lento jäi lyhyeksi ja keskus sulki ovensa jo muutamia viikkoja sitten. Nyt kuntosalin sivut kertovat toiminnan päättyneeksi.

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Turussa nuortenbileet 20.11.
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15.11.2010 18:14 / Ville Haikola

Turun seudun Seta ry panostaa nuoriin. Aktiivisesti järjestetyt nuorten ryhmät, retket ja bileet kutsuvat nuoret mukaan toimintaan. Seuraavat nuorille suunnatut bileet Turussa on 20.11 klo 18:00 - 00:00 Turun seudun Setan toimistolla.

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Gay Finland ja Q-Shop -pridekauppa mukana queer-biletapahtumassa Helsingissä 22.10.2010
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18.10.2010 11:28 / Ilkka Veiström
Infiniti Events järjestää Helsingin The Circuksessa 22. lokakuuta Q -The Carnival -tapahtuman. Q on Suomen suurin koskaan järjestetty queer-yökerhotapahtuma. Tapahtumassa esiintyy muun muassa yksi Skandinavian ja Euroopan arvostetuimmista gay-dj:stä, tanskalainen John Eltong.

Q - The Carnival -bileissä on mukana yhteistyössä QLife’s Gay Finland / Homosuomi -palvelu sekä sateenkaari- ja pride-tuotteiden verkkokauppa Q-Shop, joka toteuttaa tapahtumapaikalla myyntipisteen, josta on mahdollista hankkia sateenkaarilippuja, avain- ja kaulanauhoja, pinssejä ja muita pridetuotteita.

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Mr Gay Europe 2010 cancelled

18.10.2010 13:00
Mr Gay Europe 2010 pageant has been called off just three days before the event. The cancellation is due to financial troubles that have been caused by cancelled sponsorship deals. This will also affect the plans of Finland's representative Kenneth Liukkonen.

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Drag Show Artist 2010 -voittaja pikkujoulukiertueelle
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15.10.2010 18:34 / Ilkka Veiström
Mega-Paulan Drag Show Artist -kilpailun vuoden 2010 voittaja Linnea von Kattendamilla on Helsingissä loppuvuoden aikana useita esiintymisiä, joista kahdeksan sisältyy hänen pikkujoulukiertueeseen.

Kattendam tuo Ravintola Lost & Foundiin sekä Ravintola Fenixiin kaksi eri esitystä - Hullu Kissatäti SHOW ja Sanoja rakkaudesta -shown. Ensimmäiset esitykset ovat 6.11. ja 12.11.

Katso lisätiedot esiintymisistä: MyEvent -lippupalvelu

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Vinokino kääntää katseet moninaisuuteen ja muutokseen
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15.10.2010 21:06
Suomen ainoa lesbo- ja homoelokuvan festivaali Vinokino järjestetään viidessä kaupungissa loka-marraskuussa. Tänä vuonna jo 19. kertaa järjestettävän festivaalin monipuolinen ohjelmisto tarjoaa festivaaleilla menestyneitä pitkiä elokuvia sekä ulkomaisia ja kotimaisia lyhytelokuvia. Moninaisia sukupuoli- ja seksuaali-identiteettejä tarkastelevat elokuvat keskustelevat oman identiteetin löytämisen ja hyväksynnän tärkeydestä muun muassa queer-, trans- ja karhuteemojen kautta.

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Remember to vote - Mr. Gay Finland Kenneth Liukkonen at Mr Gay Europe pageant

13.10.2010
Finland's first Mr. Gay Finland winner Kenneth Liukkonen participates in the Mr Gay Europe pageant in Geneva between 19 and 24 October 2010. There are participants from seventeen nations. 

Remember to vote and cheer Kenneth to victory!
The vote for the People's Choice award is already in progress and is done electronically at the Mr Gay Europe website (http://mrgayeurope.com/). 

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SAS hopes to host the world’s first same sex wedding in the air

1.9.2010 / Ilkka Veiström

SAS Scandinavian Airlines is hoping to host the world’s first same-sex wedding in the air onboard an Airbus A340 between Stockholm and New York on December 6 this year. To find the couple, the airline today launched a major social media campaign, Love is in the air (www.flysas.com/love).

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Tampere Pride 2011

Tampere Pride 2011 Culture Event will be arranged 21 - 24 July 2011. The festivities offer a variety of fun and exiting things to see and experience: performances, Pride Parade, theatre, exhibitions and films.

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Pink Nightclub closes

The popular Pink Nightclub closes in the end of May. A new bar will be opened on the premises later on. The new bar will not be queer-oriented.

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