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Four same-sex couples on stage. First on the left is a lesbian couple kissing, with matching white wedding dresses. The second couple is a gay couple with matching white suits. The third one is a gay couple in leather, kissing. The fourth one is a gay couple in matching suits, looking at each other. Above them is a banderoll with the name of the the event: Vapautuspäivät 1994, lesboliitto, homohäät - lesbian marriage, gay wedding.
"Vapautuspäivät" march and celebration in Helsinki, 1994. Photo: Tuula Juvonen. The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas.

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Activating Queer Archives in Gothenburg

The third conference by the Nordic Network for Queer History Archives and Activities (NNAQH) took place in Gothenburg on October 19th 2024

The Cultural History of the Norwegian Queer Movement

The third NNAQH Webinar is being held by Helene Nilsen from the University of Bergen (UiB). Who will present on the cultural history of the Norwegian queer movement from 1900 to 2000.

The Archiving of the Early Queer Activism in Finland

In the 2nd of NNAQH's webinars 30 September archivist Iris Olavinen from the Finnish Labour Archives will talk about the archival work: organizing and cataloguing of the material of some early queer activists in Finland in the 1970s. 

REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE IN GOTHENBURG, OCTOBER 18-19, 2024: ACTIVATING THE QUEER ARCHIVE

Registration for attending in person is closed but you can register for streaming until October 18.

The first webinar of NNAQH now online: QLIT - A Queer Finding Aid

The Webinar is now available online

Conference in Bergen, april 2024: Queering Nordic Borders

The second NNAQH conference was held in Bergen, Norway on Saturday 20 April 2024.. There will be a social gathering Friday 19 April. Venue to be announced. More information to come. Visit the event page for more information.

Seminar in Helsinki 11 October 2023: Trusting Queer Archives

NNAQH invited archivists, museum workers, queer and history scholars, activists and other people interested in queer history to a seminar on queer archives/queering archives and on creating trust in collecting practices. Go to the event page for more information about the seminar.