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Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri | |
Address | Kaikukatu 4 Helsinki Finland |
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Coordinates | 60°10′55″N 24°56′33″E / 60.18194°N 24.94250°E |
Owner | Helsinki Theatre Foundation |
Type | Theatre |
Capacity | 2625 across 6 stages
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Construction | |
Opened | September 1967 |
Expanded | 1989, 2001, 2005, 2010 |
Architect | Timo Penttilä |
Website | |
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The Helsinki City Theatre (Finnish: Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri; Swedish: Helsingfors stadsteater) is a theatre located in Helsinki, Finland. Owned by the Helsinki Theatre Foundation, it calls itself a "modern popular bilingual repertoire theatre."[1]
The Helsinki City Theatre is the only Finnish representative in the European Theatre Convention.[2] In addition to drama and musicals, the theatre operates a concert dance oriented branch, the Helsinki Dance Company.
Annual figures reported by the theatre include 20 new productions, 1,100 performances, and 350,000 spectators.[1] The theatre has 250 permanent members of staff, and operates across 6 stages.[1]