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A middle-aged, plumpish male-assumed person looks confidently smiling into the camera. He is wearing a wool sweater that matches the colours of his eyes.

Hej ! My name is Anders and I am working as Project Manager for the QueerMieli project. I am responbsible especially for the training activities and administration.

I have a Bachelor’s degree of Social Sciences (sociology) and have previously worked with boys and men specific services, sexual eduaction as well as LGBTIQA+ youth and rights.

More and less key parts of my identity are Helsinkified Turku person, unorganized Martha, uncle, Swedish-speaking Finn, gay and traveller.

Anders Huldén, Project Manager (he)
e-mail: anders.hulden@nyyti.fi, phone: +358 50 370 2601


Person with a shaved head smiling and looking to the camera. They're wearing a black t-shirt dress and rainbow earrings.

Moikka!

I am Sanni and work as a Specialist at the QueerMieli project. I am especially responsible for the peer support group activities.

I am a Community Educator (Bachelor of Humanities), sexual counsellor and sexual therapist. I have previously worked with projects for safer spaces in leisure activities, youth’s sexual wellbeing and within outreach youth work.

In may spare time a play diverse kinds of music, sing, dance, go to gigs, bike, crochet, ponder about making pauses and run a business on the side.

I am recognized by often wearing dresses and speaking a Finnish Kymi Valley dialect!

Sanni Laurila, Specialist (she/they)
e-mail: sanni.laurila@nyyti.fi phone: +358 50 360 1876

Blonde tattoeed person with eyeglasses wearing a black shirt looks at the camera and smiles.

Hey!

My name is Iivari and I am the expert by experience of QueerMieli project. I organize our peer support groups together with Sanni.

I’m currently doing my Bachelor’s degree in Global Development studies and I also am a proudly trans and queer student. In my free time I produce LGBTQIA+ events, bustle around in NGOs and practice small-scale farming.

Iivari Herva, expert by experience (he/they) email: iivari.herva@nyyti.fi phone: 050 325 2331

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