Come join us this pride to go queer birding and enjoy a community picnic 🌈🦅

🦅 When: Thursday, June 25th
🦆 Time: 16:00 – 20:00
🦉 Where: Lauttasaari beach, Helsinki

We will gather together at Lauttasaari beach and find a nice place to set up comfortable picnic spots. We can talk, relax, eat and watch sea birds together. Queer bird guide Sommer Ackerman will help you identify birds, and tell you about the connection between queerness and nature. This event is here to strengthen the bond between queer people who like nature! There are the options to play some games together, go on small side walks to see more birds, or you can just sit and relax.

You are welcome to join and leave at any time! 

For the picnic, it is welcome if you bring something to sit on, such as a blanket. It is great if you bring some vegan food to share, such as bread, fruit, cake, drinks, etc… If you cook some food yourself, it would be great if you could write down what ingredients you used for the sake of allergy purposes. 

This is a beginner friendly event, which means that you do not need to know anything about birds. Since we are a youth organization, this event is aimed primarily towards young people (up to 29) – however, people of all ages are welcome to attend! The main language of the event will be in English, but you will be taught the names of the Birds in Finnish as well. We also have a telescope, bird books and a few pairs of binoculars to share. 

You will be emailed the event meeting location a few days before the event.