Hello, and warm welcome to
ranneliike.net and it's sister-site
lepakkolaakso.net.
These loving siblings are websites aimed primarily towards Finnish gay, lesbian, and bisexual people - to offer them a forum to share stories, find important, everyday information and to discuss every aspect of modern life.
Lately it's become even more important to add information in other languages as well (mainly Swedish, being the second language in Finland, and in English). This is an ongoing project and - I'm afraid - it shows.
So from these English pages of ranneliike.net / lepakkolaakso.net you will find short articles about past events in Finland, hopefully some information about upcoming events here in Finland, short stories, and information about what to do here in Finland. One thing that you won't find here is pure sex. We figured it out that the Internet is filled with sites like gayromeo.com and gaydar.com that can provide those pleasures. We're in for something else.
We are always happy and grateful to receive feedback on our site, so don't be shy! Leave us a message through our feedback page and we'll get back to you as soon as we can! We also appreciate short stories in English, so if you feel like writing we'll be happy to put it visible. :-)
Links to other useful websites
Helsinki Pride 2009 week will be arranged 22. - 28. June 2009. Pride parade day will be Saturday, 27th of June.
Here we have a Pride week once a year and it's held in Helsinki. (Helsinki Pride 2008: June 23rd - June 29th)
What is Helsinki? What can I do there? Can I see bears there? Check this out!
What's going on in Finland? What to do? Where to go? Tips and hints? Here you can discuss about life in Finland and - of course - gay life.
Send us propositions, ideas, stories, whatever :-)
The Finnish parliament approved a law on 28. september 2001 allowing gays to register as couples and obtain some but not all the rights of married couples. The law became effective in the beginning of March 2002.
