Awesome product! Solves something real 💪🚀

I moved to Sweden a few years back, its always a challenge when you move somewhere new, but to move to a new country well thats like climbing a mountain. Whilst I made friends and connections for work it was still not always easy, I felt like I was starting out all over again. Then I found Panion, I was a little "yeah right" at first but after using it for a few hours I started to learn about like minded people who shared my interests, one of them was film making, Through Panion I got to meet a bunch of new people in my new city who loved making and discussing making movies. It was so cool. Panion is the friend you need when moving to someplace new.

Hey Everyone 👋 I’m Melanie, the founder of Panion. I’m really excited to share Panion (version 1.0) with the PH community and to hear your feedback, questions, and ideas for how to make it even more fun and useful for your social life. ⚡️The Problem For anyone who has moved to a new place or has traveled solo, it’s no secret that meeting new people can be a challenge. While we are more globally connected than ever before, technology sometimes has the illusion of bringing us closer than we actually are. I experienced this firsthand when I moved from NYC to Malmö, Sweden and had to start building my social circle again from scratch. So how do you make new friends who you actually have something in common with when you arrive to a new place? Look no further... 😃 🛠The Solution Panion is changing the world of friend-making by making it easy to find like-minded people and relevant activities wherever you go. Unlike other social networking platforms, we do not promote status updates or popularity contests, we are focused solely on helping you build real-life in-person connections that last. We understand that people are complex and therefore building friendships is also complex. We use smart data to connect people based on their personalities rather than swiping through images and judging people solely on how they look. With Panion you can... ⭐️ See all your overlapping common interests, values, and experiences with other panions nearby. 🗝 Search specifically for a keyword or filter by a range of characteristics to make it. easy and efficient to find the exact types of people you are looking for. 👫 Create spontaneous group activities based on mutual interest. 📅 Attend local events with new panions that share your passions. 👥 Join and explore the members of communities you are already a part of and find all the friends of friends you have yet to meet wherever you go. So hop onto Panion and start meeting people who actually get you! 💫We are super excited to be on Product Hunt today! I will be here all day ready to hear and discuss any ideas and feedback you have to offer. And thank you for voting for us!

Great you try to solve this problem when people are moving so much! All the best.

As an expat, using this app & being involved has been great! Great way to meet new friends with the same interests. Having moved around quite a lot; Canada to Denmark and now to Sweden, meeting/making new friends has always been challenging but having something like Panion has definitely helped me meet more locals, expats and other people who share some interests of mine. Looking forward to following Panion’s journey. Good luck!

User-friendly and beautifully designed. As an expat myself I find it very useful to connect with like-minded! Good job Panion <3

Of all the relatively new services, this is the most enjoyable

Although I didn’t move anywhere, the question of finding friends by specific (:))) interests is still relevant for me. I'll try Panion, I hope it will be a success!

As a pretty shy guy, reaching out to people doesn’t always come naturally to me, but Panion makes it really easy to find people that I have things in common with, and then conversations just happen. It’s amazing how many nice people are everywhere if you just find something to connect over. Last weekend I had a few Panions over for a Mario Kart tournament, it was really great! Definitely try out Panion if you haven’t.

Great app! Good job guys!

I moved across the globe, (from Australia to Sweden) and discovered that making friends can be tough in a new culture.I joined the Panion team and started using the app as well as working on it! was really helpful because it has much more of a focus on meeting people that are interested in similar activities compared to other social apps. It helped to create an 'ice-breaker' between me and several other people, in that it gave us the opportunity to talk about things we both share an interest in. (In my case, whiskey and tech :D ) As more people join the app, I'm finding there's a surprising amount of people out there who are dying to interact with others and make genuine platonic connections without having to dive into the world of 'dating' apps. I'm really excited about the future of our app :) Thanks everyone for checking it out!

I’ve been using Panion for a bit now after moving to build a new social cycle and it helped me a lot to start feeling at home! <3 The fact that you can see what people are interested in, before you start a conversation - or send them a High-five - makes it so much easier to start a conversation! :) Can’t wait to see Panion getting known by even more people!

Very exciting app, beautiful design, and great idea.

I have been using the app for a while now after moving to Malmo, Sweden and I think it is really great. I have made a few friends from the app and have met some of them in person too. Thank you for making it easy for me to find great friends from a totally new place. I will be using the app in the future too since I think it is very easy to find new through this platform and hence can have real discussions that interests both parties. Really excited to see Panion grow much bigger.

I’ve been using Panion for the last few months and it’s been a wonderful way to meet people in my area. I think it’s a really cool concept - a non-dating app that allows me to find people with similar interests!

Je trouve beaucoup de gens sympathiques sur Panion

There are lots of specific keywords in this app that you can pick as your interests and this worked quite good for me for the last few months! As a pro gamer 😎 it's really hard to find good gamers around. Thanks to Panion, I have 4 new and really good gamer friends now and we're having fun gaming nights!

Panion has been amazing. I found workout partners on Panion and now we go to the gym together. Whenever I travel, while waiting for my flight, I often meet people on the airport through Panion have a cup of coffee with them, its really nice to get to know people and get their point of view. Where most of the social apps have restricted us to our smartphones, Panion has forced me to get out of my phone and actually become socially outgoing.

Finding some friends with the same interests might not be easier than this. Since the time that I have moved to Sweden, I really missed the activities that I used to do with my friends and this app made this possible for me again. Thanks, Panion!

Panion solves one of the most fundamental problems in a modern society - brings people with common interests together not just online, but offline. Such a problem is most acute for expats, travellers, digital nomads, etc. The more people become mobile, the more such an app is needed. I wish Melanie a great success on a worldwide scale.