Food, culture, history and y, Tom of Fland is b of a folk hero among the gay folk here. But if Tom's drawgs are all you know, get ready for a treat.
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- GAY HELSKI: A GAY GUI TO FLAND’S PAL
- THIS IS WHY YOU WILL LOVE GAY HELSKI
- HELSKI MEN FNISH FIRST IN NEW ISSUE OF GAY TRAVEL MAGAZE"I FOUND THE FNS TO BE EXTREMELY SHY,” SAYS "ELSKA" EDOR LIAM {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 7, 2017/1:06 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}LIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKABY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 7, 2017 / 1:06 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HELSKI MEN FNISH FIRST IN NEW ISSUE OF GAY TRAVEL MAGAZE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-09-07T17:06:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-09-07T17:06:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"TRAVEL, STYLE, ART","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EACH ISSUE OF ELSKA MAGAZE IS SET A DIFFERENT TERNATNAL STATN, GIVG REARS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THAT CY’S LGBT SCENE—AND S GAY MEN. THE LATT IS SET HELSKI, WH EDOR-PHOTOGRAPHER LIAM CAMPBELL PROFILG 13 FNS BOTH SUAL AND TIMATE SETTGS.LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 164-PAGE SEPTEMBER ISSUE ALSO LV TO TOPICS LIKE RELATNSHIP BURNOUT, EMBRACG FEMY, DIFFICULTY BEG MONSTRATIVE, AND EVEN HOW MENTAL ILLNS N AFFECT A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ELSKA H ANOTHER NORDIC PAL, REYKJAVíK, 2016, BUT CAMPBELL SAYS THE TWO CI ULDN’T BE MORE DIFFERENT.LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I FOUND THE FNS TO BE EXTREMELY SHY AND DIFFICULT TO WARM UP, EVEN DURG THE PEAK OF SUMMER,” HE REVEALED. “DPE BEG FAMO FOR SNA CULTURE, WHERE IS ABSOLUTELY FORBIDN TO NOT BE NAKED, THEY WERE THE MOST TIMID PEOPLE I’VE ENUNTERED ANY ELSKA CY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE LLS THE HELSKI ISSUE THE MAGAZE'S "MOST TRIUMPHANT"—"BEE WE MANAGED TO GET THE LOLS TO PARTICIPATE AT ALL, OPENG THEMSELV UP THEIR TEXTS AND BARG ALL THEIR PHOTO SHOOTS.”LIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO CLUD THE MAGAZE IS ELSKA DEHORS, A SPECIAL SERT WH TWO MORE MEN PHOTOGRAPHED ON A SI TRIP TO SZCZEC, POLAND. THEIR VIL-MAY-RE ATTU GIV AN TERTG NTRAST TO THE MORE BUTTONED-UP FNS, SPE POLAND’S HISTORY OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAMPBELL SAYS HE'S NSIRG SETTG AN UPG ISSUE OF ELSKA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORR THE LATT ISSUE OF ELSKA ONLE.LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
GAY HELSKI: A GAY GUI TO FLAND’S PAL
The other day I was lookg over a travel gui om Germany and found a special sectn: a list of remend plac that are gay iendly. Sce * of finland gay *
Durg our Helski gay walk wh Yoo-hoo! Tour is part of of the We Speak Gay Communy that was found by Hannu Meda, a pneer LGBTQ+ Tourism Fland. PHOTO BY BARRY HOYFland Celebrat Country’s Gay In wh New ExhibJt last month, the Mm of Contemporary Art Kiasma regnized the artist, Too Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Fland, for the first time through a bold exhibn highlightg his illtratns.
In a time when homosexualy was crimalized and fetishism stigmatized as a disease, his pictns of joyful gay men embracg their sexualy were nothg short of groundbreakg. I hontly wasn’t too faiar wh the artist before this exhib but I am faiar wh his work even as a gay closeted Asian growg up Canada.
THIS IS WHY YOU WILL LOVE GAY HELSKI
If you’re terted bookg a gay tour of Fland, here are some sizzlg highlights of an excg expedn that mak the most of the untry and season. * of finland gay *
Bold Journey shows many piec that beme the fabric of gay culture. Elska, the up-and-g seri of gay photography and culture bookaz, has ma s latt edn Helski, pal of Fland and world's northernmost metropolis.
Known for s hont portrayal of diverse gay, queer, and allied men, a newt edn Elska sh a light on the people of what is perhaps the most unr-disvered Nordic pal.
HELSKI MEN FNISH FIRST IN NEW ISSUE OF GAY TRAVEL MAGAZE"I FOUND THE FNS TO BE EXTREMELY SHY,” SAYS "ELSKA" EDOR LIAM {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 7, 2017/1:06 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}LIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKABY DAN AVERYSEPTEMBER 7, 2017 / 1:06 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HELSKI MEN FNISH FIRST IN NEW ISSUE OF GAY TRAVEL MAGAZE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-09-07T17:06:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-09-07T17:06:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"TRAVEL, STYLE, ART","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EACH ISSUE OF ELSKA MAGAZE IS SET A DIFFERENT TERNATNAL STATN, GIVG REARS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THAT CY’S LGBT SCENE—AND S GAY MEN. THE LATT IS SET HELSKI, WH EDOR-PHOTOGRAPHER LIAM CAMPBELL PROFILG 13 FNS BOTH SUAL AND TIMATE SETTGS.LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 164-PAGE SEPTEMBER ISSUE ALSO LV TO TOPICS LIKE RELATNSHIP BURNOUT, EMBRACG FEMY, DIFFICULTY BEG MONSTRATIVE, AND EVEN HOW MENTAL ILLNS N AFFECT A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ELSKA H ANOTHER NORDIC PAL, REYKJAVíK, 2016, BUT CAMPBELL SAYS THE TWO CI ULDN’T BE MORE DIFFERENT.LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I FOUND THE FNS TO BE EXTREMELY SHY AND DIFFICULT TO WARM UP, EVEN DURG THE PEAK OF SUMMER,” HE REVEALED. “DPE BEG FAMO FOR SNA CULTURE, WHERE IS ABSOLUTELY FORBIDN TO NOT BE NAKED, THEY WERE THE MOST TIMID PEOPLE I’VE ENUNTERED ANY ELSKA CY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE LLS THE HELSKI ISSUE THE MAGAZE'S "MOST TRIUMPHANT"—"BEE WE MANAGED TO GET THE LOLS TO PARTICIPATE AT ALL, OPENG THEMSELV UP THEIR TEXTS AND BARG ALL THEIR PHOTO SHOOTS.”LIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/ELSKALIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO CLUD THE MAGAZE IS ELSKA DEHORS, A SPECIAL SERT WH TWO MORE MEN PHOTOGRAPHED ON A SI TRIP TO SZCZEC, POLAND. THEIR VIL-MAY-RE ATTU GIV AN TERTG NTRAST TO THE MORE BUTTONED-UP FNS, SPE POLAND’S HISTORY OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAMPBELL SAYS HE'S NSIRG SETTG AN UPG ISSUE OF ELSKA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ORR THE LATT ISSUE OF ELSKA ONLE.LIAM CAMPBELL/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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Big In Fland » Fland Tourism » Gay Helski: a gay gui to Fland’s palThe other day I was lookg over a travel gui om Germany and found a special sectn: a list of remend plac that are gay iendly.
Sce really is an important aspect for many travellers – for stance, gay tourism om Rsia to Fland has creased sce Rsia’s anti-gay laws were passed – and we haven’t yet talked about that here on Big Fland, here you have : a gui for a Gay Helski. A Gay-iendly Helski.
Helski is the betiful pal of Fland and one of the most gay-iendly ci the world. This fact is based on the safety and liberal atmosphere. * of finland gay *
Helski is a member of the IGLTA (Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn) bee s streets and servic radiate a tolerant vibe and attu. In Helski there are many plac, servic and guis that are Gay iendly.
The list of plac for a great Gay Helski experience om the cy’s official tourism webse, Vis Helski, sce they are fely much better nnoissrs of the gay scene the pal.
The followg list of plac for a great Gay Helski experience is divid on four tegori: hotels, bars, shoppg and rtrants. Hercul Gay Night Club, right the center of Helski.
Expert travel advice for travelers on LGBT Rights Fland and the gay-iendly environment gay travellers will enunter Helski, Turku and more... * of finland gay *
A gay Helski.
Highlight: the biggt gay club of the nordic untri.
Leather, lt and mcular love: Tom of Fland's sexy sketch were ins of a gay generatn. To this day, his artworks spire the LGBTQ movement. * of finland gay *
We want to highlight the DTM, one of the big gay clubs Helski, open at a new lotn sce Febary 2013. It is the biggt bar and gay club Fland and the Nordic Countri, and also attracts lots of tourists om Rsia. The Gay Para of Helski.
On the webse Helski Pri, they list all the events related to the Gay week of Helski.
Wh BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Ftival upon , we ntue our celebratn of queer cema wh a look at some of the bt lbian, gay and trans films om Sndavia and the Nordic untri. * of finland gay *
Bookmark their webse if you want to be kept up-to-date on Helski’s gay scene durg that party-filled week. Do you have any further gay Helski remendatns?