Resources & help
Pohjois-Savon Seta’s operations are peer-support based and consist mainly of different groups. Check out our events from the calendar!
SINUIKSI – support and advice services
Sinuiksi offers an opportunity to ask anything you have on your mind about your own or a loved one’s sexual orientation (for example a, pan, bi or homosexuality or lesbianism) or gender identity.
Sinuiksi telephone and online service helps you with questions regarding sexuality and gender diversity in every Monday and Thursday 7-9pm. Call 0443002355 to chat.
Gender diversity & intersex center of expertise
The gender diversity and intersex center or expertise offers psychosocial support services for trans people and their loved ones and acts as a party with expertise on gender diversity. The services are meant for people from gender minorities of all ages as well as those questioning and their loved ones. The center offers both free of charge professional consultation and peer-support groups.
Kuura Autere, the center’s social psychologist: 050 3031522 (call hours on Thursdays 15:15-17) / kuura.autere@seta.fi
Miska Salakka, the center’s service coordinator: 050 3716899 (call hours on Wednesdays 14-16) / miska.salakka@seta.fi
Center of family circumstances
Does something in your family circumstances cause you to ponder? Is something wrong or are you worried about the well-being of your family? The phone services of the center of family circumstances offers help for all LGBTQIA+ persons concerning family and close relatives. Whether you’re LGBTQIA+ yourself or one’s parent, spouse, sibling, child or another kind of close relative you can discuss the situation with our family worker. The family and couples psychotherapist Terhi Väisänen can be reached at 050 4444446 on Mondays at 15-17 and Fridays at 8-10.
SEXPO
Sexpo offers advice and the chance to converse anonymously about things concerning sexuality, sex, gender related issues and relationships. Their services are free of charge and available online and through phone calls, the personnel answering the questions being trained sex therapists or sexologists. The services can also be used by healthcare professionals who in their line of work face different questions related to sexuality and gender identity.
HIVpoint/Miesten kesken turvallisesti
HIVpoint and miesten kesken turvallisesti (safely among men) offers advice on all HIV, AIDS, safe sex and sex between men related questions. They offer both appointments and advice on the phone. HIVpoint’s call services (020 7465705) are open from monday to thursday between 10 and 15:30.
You can also send them questions through their online services.
HIVpoint personnel’s contact information.
Malkus Ry
The LGBTQIA+ organisation Malkus’ goal is to further the spiritual and mental well-being of those belonging to sexual and gender minorities. They operate nationwide and organise for example camps, conversational events and other activities both by themselves and with their partners.
