About Helsinki Shibari

What is Helsinki Shibari?

Helsinki Shibari is a rope community, founded in 2015. We want to provide a safer space for learning rope bondage. We organize peer rope, workshops and Helsinki Shibari festival.

All of our organizers and staff members are volunteers and are doing this for the love of rope, community building and learning.

Our values are based on feminism. We aim to create more equal learning environments.

Please read the rules of our space below.

Code of Conduct

  • This is a safer space for all genders, sexualities, backgrounds, bodies, abilities and roles. Don’t assume others’ identity or history. Racist, sexist, homophobic or other oppressive behavior is not ok.

  • Respect others’ intimacy, personal space, boundaries, and closets. Don’t talk about who you saw doing what at the event.

  • Ask before touching people or their things.

  • Give people space when they are negotiating, playing, and doing aftercare.

  • No genital play, crotch rope is ok. We encourage all kinds of other play.

  • Photography is not allowed except on photo theme nights. Anyone has the right to voice their disagreement with taking photos in a space they are in. Only people who have consented to being in a picture should be visible in the picture.

  • Don’t tie under the influence of alcohol or drugs

  • If something doesn’t feel right, please speak up. Help each other whenever needed. If you see something that looks dangerous, contact a staff member.

  • Share knowledge and get inspired!