In CPH and ARN I was always able to take my partner and parents into the lounge. But NOT in HEL! We were flying out two days before Xmas, the lounge was empty, yet a sour-faced lounge dragon informed me that 'with a gold card you are allowed to bring only one friend into the lounge, not three'. According to her, spouse and children are immediate family, while parents, siblings, etc are 'friends'... Go figure!
I didn't want to ruin our Xmas trip by getting into a fight with her , so we went to the pub downstairs instead.