DTM (nightclub)
Photograph of DTM's logo | |
Finnish drag queen Miss B on stage at DTM's Mannerheimintie location in 2019 | |
| Address | Työpajankatu 2a |
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| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Coordinates | 60°11′25″N 24°58′12″E / 60.1904°N 24.9700°E |
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| Owner | Ravintola Oy Afrodite (1992–2012) Äkä Oy (2012–present) |
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| Opened | 1992 |
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DTM (originally Don't Tell Mama) is an LGBTQ nightclub in Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 1992, it was once the largest gay club in Northern Europe. The venue was initially situated in Helsinki's Kamppi neighborhood, having since relocated three times: to Iso Roobertinkatu in Punavuori in 2003, to Mannerheimintie in Kluuvi in 2012, and to Teurastamo in Kalasatama in 2023.
Popular with gay men, DTM also caters to a straight and lesbian customer base. The club's playlists contain primarily pop songs, dance music, techno and Finnish hits, with live entertainment often taking the form of drag shows. Through an agreement with UK-based promoter Klub Kids, DTM hosted visiting performers from RuPaul's Drag Race from January 2019 to early 2020, when the Mannerheimintie venue closed.
The club temporarily ceased operation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but following a protracted conflict over noise complaints from a neighboring hotel—which ended in June 2020—the Mannerheimintie location's rental agreement was dissolved. In April 2025, most of the staff and resident DJs at DTM's new home in Kalasatama resigned in protest of new management that they feared would compromise DTM's principles and status as a safe space for the LGBTQ community. On 12 June, the club announced via social media that its parent company had filed for bankruptcy and that it would be closing its doors.