Association for Sexual Equality in the Pori region, Finland

Welcome to the web site of Porin seudun SETA, or in brief PoSETA!

As an association, we promote the well-being of gay people in our regional area, Satakunta, in western Finland. We welcome visitors to join our activities, and other organisations or individuals to co-operate with us. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask; our contact information can be found at the bottom of this page.

Aims | Activities | Links | Contact us

Aims

The purpose of our organisation is to promote the sexual equality and other citizen rights in the society and to work for sexual and gender minorities. We aim e.g.

• to provide correct information on sexuality,
• to root out prejudice and intolerance towards non-heterosexuality and variety of gender,
• to remove both explicit and implicit discrimination of sexual and gender minorities in society, language and behaviour standards,
• to enhance full sexual and gender-related equality within legislation and regarding societal status, and
• to promote scientific research.

In practise, we organise events and group meetings for our members and other interested people, follow up media and provide them with information, provide small-scale social help for gay people and co-operate with other organisations to achieve our goals.

Activities

What is happening in the small but existing gay scene of Pori? Please contact us via email or phone to find out about future events. In the event calender on the front page of our site, we try to provide some key words on the events listed. In general, we organise

• gay parties
• group meetings for chatting, playing games, watching movies etc. 1-2 times a month (except summertime)
• bowling and minigolfing
• picnics, beach days and hiking trips in summertime: Kirjurinluoto park right in the center of the city, and Yyteri beach near by, one of the largest natural sand beaches at these latitudes, 6 km in length
• lake-side weekend events once or twice a year, including
  • dancing parties all over the night (dorm-type accommodation arranged) ,
  • sauna and swimming,
  • playful games,
  • short hiking trips in the surrounding recreational forests,
  • seminars, round-table discussions etc.

Occasionally we have been to the theater with some sponsorship from the association. We also take part in other gay events in Finland and abroad, and try to organise joint transports.

And finally, there are some mixed-crowd bars and clubs popular among gay people in the city. We do not keep any list of them at the time due to they varying all the time, but just ask!

We are currently planning some activities in the town of Rauma so, if you are interested, please contact us!

Some links

• SETA - Sexual Equality in Finland
• General information about gay life in Finland:
  ranneliike.net (men) and lepakkolaakso.net (women)
• City of Pori, the center of Satakunta region
• Pori Jazz festival gathers also many gay people in the city each July

Contact information

We are happy to answer any questions, inquiries or other communication via email . Please give our volunteers some time to respond, though. Association's phone number is 041 710 6494, SMS preferred, calls are answered occasionally.