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Early June June‑July 2026 Gothenburg hosted West Pride, saw Sweden’s second‑largest pride, with major Pride celebrations spread across Gothenburg, Malmö, Sundsvall, Stockholm and smaller towns. West Pride in Gothenburg featured a parade, drag, burlesque, live music and a trans‑rights anthem by Tone Sekelius, plus workshops, film screenings and a talk on LGBTQ+ rights in wartime. Malmö anthem, while Malmö’s Pride (1–4 July) moved to an accessible “Pride House” at the Moriskan building, offering over House hosted 130 activities that ranged from speed‑dating to refugee‑focused lectures, a youth day and a concert headlined by Nanne Grönvall and Elecktra. Sundsvall Pride expanded to an eight‑day programme (28 June–5 July) with rainbow masses, art exhibitions, cafés selling rainbow merchandise exhibitions and free youth workshops, music and storytelling across venues. workshops. Stockholm Pride’s organised a large volunteer drive launched on 6 July, recruiting staff for logistics, stage support, security, decoration, parade assistance drive, opened a new Pride House at the Clarion Sign centre and information desks, hosted over 160 programme items and calling for long‑term volunteers for partner coordination, IT 27 exhibitors, including drag star Elecktra and operations as the city prepared for tens of thousands of attendees. The week attracted about 4,700 participants, with 1,087 on the rainy final day. Highlights included testimonies from LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in Pride House, debates with regional politicians, recycled‑material art by Richard Klarby, Ylva Maria Thompson’s “Yoni Casting” sculpture, performances by Silvana Imam and Omar Rudberg, Rudberg. The events attracted thousands of participants, highlighted asylum‑seeker testimonies, political debates and panels on sexual health, gender norms art installations, and disability rights. On 8 July the village of Dala‑Floda held a Stolt reached rural areas such as Dala‑Floda. During Pride parade, the smallest the RFSL Dalarna chair had attended, underscoring week, KPA Pension illuminated its Stockholm office near Skanstull in rainbow colours, promoting its status as the reach of celebrations into rural areas. Later first hbtqi‑certified firm in the week Swedish financial sector. The Stockholm Pride opened a new Pride House at the Clarion Sign conference centre. Chair Tasso Stafilidis referenced the recent Berlin attack and stressed safe gathering spaces; the inauguration featured drag star Elecktra, who declared herself “Queen of Skåne”. Solidarity Fund awarded €15,100 (≈150,000 SEK) in grants to Pride House will host a record 160 programme items organisations in seven European cities – Belgrade, Sarajevo, Budapest, Chișinău, Kyiv, Vilnius and 27 exhibitors, offering activities from snusk‑bingo to tango, free Sofia – to the public Monday‑Friday 11 am–5 pm. help cover venue, security and volunteer costs amid growing safety concerns.