In Turku, Finland, the country’s oldest city and its former capital, thousands gathered in August last year for the city’s Pride Parade — officially a “protest march” — through the 13th-century streets and across the Aura River, which the Old City straddles. Photographer Patricia Bertenyi was there to capture multiple images of the day’s events. “All kinds of people—straight, gay, trans and all between—showed up to march for the colors and against bigotry,” Bertenyi tells LGBTQ Nation. Finland ranks as one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly countries in Europe and the world, according to Equaldex, not far behind Iceland at #1 and neighboring Norway at #2. Large majorities believe Finland is a “good place” for gay and lesbian people (83%) and almost 90% are happy to have LGBTQ+ neighbors.