ACTIVITIES

Lahden Seta Olkkari is open for everyone. Sometimes we may have planned specific activities but in general it’s up to the participants what they want to do. Pop in for a moment or spend the whole night. Coffee, tee and snacks are being served. The group takes place in Multi-Culti hall, Päijänteenkatu 1, every wednesday from 6:30 pm to 9 pm.

A discussion and activity platform for youths aged 13-29 and not-yet-adult members of sexual and gender minorities or for those youths pondering these things.

You can attend a meeting anytime you want, and you can also bring a friend with you. The meetings will also always have light snacks. Check out our calendar for the date and time of the next meeting.

Queer Family Café is for families with children in which one or more of the parents is part of the sexual and/or gender minorities. Coffee, tee and snacks are being served and there’s a chance to converse with other parents. For children there’s a playroom among with drawing and colouring supplies. Parents are responsible for their children’s actions. Pop in for a moment or take your time. The café is supposed take place once a month, feedback and suggestions are welcome. Baby carriage can be brought inside and there’s a table for changing diapers. The group takes place Perhetupa, Kirkkokatu 27, (entrance resides in the side Kauppakatu on street level). Check out our calendar for the date and time of next meeting.

The board game group focuses on board and card games and is for everyone interested in these games. Anyone is welcome, you do not need to be a member of Lahden SETA ry or a minority. You are very welcome to bring your own games with you. The group meets about once a month. It would be great if you arrive to the meeting early, because many of the games are quite long and for this reason should be started as soon as possible.

Some of the games can not be joined mid-game, and so those who arrive later may have to wait to play. You can also come even if you do not want to play, but in that case please respect the players by keeping your voice down and trying not to disturb the players.

The recommended age for the group is 16+, but if you have an adult with you, there is no age limit. If you are below 16 but would be interested in the group, you can contact the group instructors at info@lahdenseta.fi. The board game group is organized by Lahden Seta ry.

Lahden Seta ry is a human rights and service organization with the aim of progressing sexual and gender equality and to prevent prejudice and discrimination against different sexual orientations and expressions of gender. Absolutely anyone is welcome. The activities of Lahden Seta ry are non-discriminatory, and you do not need to be a member to participate.

Lahden Seta ry reserves the right to cancel or move the group to Lahden Seta ry’s discord server incase it is not possible to arrange the gathering in person. You can access our discord server from this link: https://discord.gg/ey4nRFT

Accessibility: The hall and jungle room have ramps. There are no accessible restrooms on the premises.

Contact: The instructors are volunteers of Lahden SETA ry info@lahdenseta.fi

The Malkus group

Malkus is a spiritual meeting place for all sexual and gender minorities and their loved ones. Our group meets approximately once a month, on the Discord platform, at 3 pm – 5 pm. 

You can access the Discord server with this link: 

Lahden Seta ry Discord

– read the rules and write an introduction of yourself as instructed, and we will add you to the group. 

The group instructors are Lahden SETA volunteer instructors Noora and Heidi.

You can check the meeting times in our online calendar (linkki https://www.lahdenseta.fi/kalenteri/)

The Malkus group is organized in collaboration with the Malkus association. You can find out more about the Malkus association here:

(linkki: http://www.malkus.fi/index.php/yhdistys/perustietoa/in-english)

A space for everybody to get creative! Many types of art supplies are available. Coffee, tee and snacks are served as well. We meet in Multi-Culti library room, Päijänteenkatu 1, every other Monday at 6:30-9:30 pm.

Lahden Seta ry offers various training modules concerning sexual orientation and gender diversity.

Common themes of these trainings are e.g. introducing Seta, the diversity of sexual orientation and gender, LGBTQI terminology and encounters with members of a sexual and/or gender minority. The trainings are organized from the viewpoint of equality.

Experience trainers and school visits: hundreds of elementary students participate in trainings and school visits organized by Lahden Seta in the Päijät-Häme and Kymenlaakso area.

The training takes into consideration the basics of the plan for elementary education (2014) and brings forth contents mentioned in the basics.

The target groups of school visits are, among others, elementary students from the 6th grade onwards, Prometheus and confirmation schools and various youth groups.

We offer a basic training and/or an experience trainer’s visit at a price of 30€/45 minutes or 50€/70 minutes. Travel expenses will be billed from the client, if the training is arranged outside of the operating area of the Lahti city public transportation.

The trainers are mainly volunteers from the organization, who have been through the trainer course of Seta. Experience trainers are themselves members of a sexual and/or gender minority and speak from their own point of view and have not necessarily had Seta’s trainer education.

Our training director can be reached via email:

Lahden Seta ry
Koulutusvastaava
Aleksis Haapalainen
info(at)lahdenseta.fi

The human rights of every person should be fulfilled in all areas of life. Sexual orientation, gender identity, expression of gender or other personal attributes of a person should not, for example, limit the availability of help to victims of violence, the services of the elderly and families, entrance to work life or participation in civil action.

The service director of our society helps with questions of sexual orientation and gender diversity. In addition the director helps to take a stance against discrimination, if you have experienced inappropriate treatment because of your sexual orientation and/or gender.

Service directing: The service director can be contacted by professional of different fields, who are looking for advice or support with themes concerning sexual orientation and gender diversity. Through service directing professionals have the chance to, for example, receive support for considering various sexual and/or gender minorities in their organizations. In addition advice for planning for equality and including sexual and gender minorities is also possible.

Individual counseling: Individual counseling is implemented in the Päijät-Häme area. Individual counseling gives support to members of sexual and gender minorities and those who are pondering their identity and their close ones. Topics can be sexual orientation, sex and sexuality, gender identity and gender expression, among others.

Professional individual counseling is possible for 1 to 5 times per client.

Our service director can be reached via email:

Lahden Seta ry
Palveluohjaaja
Taina Valkkio-Loponen
palveluohjaus(at)lahdenseta.fi

Lahti Pride 2026 will be held from May 18th to 24th 2026. The theme for the Lahti Pride 2026 festival is “Permission to be seen”.

www.lahtipride.fi/en

We offered you last October 2019 for the first time ever the glittering and amazingly camp GAYDISCO serving gay hits for y’all.

The DJ will play gay hits and other hits throughout the evening according to your wishes.

And hey, it’s not only for us gays: LGBTQIA + FRIENDS + ALLIES are all welcome.

The event is organized by Restaurant Tirra and Lahden SETA ry.

Safer space principles:
The safer space principles are in use in Homodisco as well as in any other activity by Lahden SETA ry.

Racism, harassment and discrimination are absolutely forbidden in our events. Everyone is responsible for creating a safer space. If you notice discrimination, racism or harassment, take action and inform the employees of Tirra or the security guard.

Accessibility: 
Unfortunately there is no accessible entrance to Restaurant Tirra. The restaurant is on the 2nd floor of the building and there is a staircase leading to it. There is no accessible toilet space.

Graphics for the event:
Suvi Marianne Lehtinen
Graphic designer / illustrator
www.suvimarianne.com

A peer support group for members of gender minorities.

This group is a peer support group, where we discuss personal experiences concerning the diversity of gender. The group discusses a wide variety of different topics, from music to bathrooms and other hot topics among gender minorities. The group may also talk candidly about, for example, surgery, sexuality, medical treatments and possibly even traumatizing events.

The recommended age of the group is 13+, but if you have an adult with you, there is no age limit. If you are below 13 but would be interested in the group, you can contact the group instructor beforehand at palveluohjaaja@lahdenseta.fi.

Time: Check out our calendar

Place: Multi-Culti library room, Päijänteenkatu 1, 15140 Lahti

Accessibility: Accessibility information is not yet available.

Contact: The instructors are volunteers of Lahden SETA Ry,  info@lahdenseta.fi

Lahden SETA ry is a non-discriminatory zone and we adhere to a safer space policy.