Pride|In front of Malmitalo, rainbow flags fly in honor of Pride month. However, two of them blow differently than the others.
Helsinki the city started celebrating Pride month at the beginning of this week.
In honor of the theme month, rainbow flags were drawn on the Malmitalo flagpoles.
Otherwise nice, but half of the tickets fly upside down.
In the two furthest flags, the purple stripe is at the top, while according to orthodoxy, the Pride flag should have the red stripe at the top.
The two flags are face up.
A HS reader drew attention to the matter.
“Okay, thanks for the tip, it’s a shame. We have to take care of it,” laughs the producer of Malmitalo Anni Hiekkala.
Bunting was dragged to the jail according to Hiekkala on Monday. An external maintenance company is responsible for installing the flags.
Hiekkala himself has not noticed the flags installed in the wrong direction.
In the past, there have been no ticket concerns at Malmitalo.
“Our regular caretaker is currently on vacation, so this could be because of that. Fortunately, they didn’t have time to be like that for many days”, commented Hiekkala.
The city of Helsinki is a partner of Pride.
In June the celebrated Pride month culminates in Pride week from 24 to 30 day. The parade and park party of the human rights and cultural event will be held in the center of Helsinki on Saturday, June 29.
Pride week is also celebrated at Malmitalo in Malmi.
According to Hiekkala, there will be themed film screenings and a workshop during the week.
“Malmitalo and the adjacent Ala-Malmi Park have a lot of all kinds of events during the summer as part of Malmi’s event summer,” says Hiekkala.
Today on Tuesday, June 11, will perform in the park Jiri Nikkinen and tomorrow, June 12, in honor of Helsinki Day, there will be a “big pile” of events, according to Hiekkala.
For example, Finners dance in the stage dances of dreams and perform in the evening Stig.
Malmitalo’s summer events are free of charge.
Today in Malmitalo celebrates its 30th anniversary.
According to Hiekkala, in addition to June, there is a party program in August and especially in September.
“In September, the milestone year is celebrated with the most spectacular concerts and a family day, among other things,” says Hiekkala.
All Malmitalo events can be found at malmitalo.fi
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