Swedish Theatre

Swedish Theatre (Helsinki)
Svenska Teatern
Map
Former namesNya Teatern
General information
TypeTheatre
LocationKaartinkaupunki, Helsinki, Finland
AddressPohjoisesplanadi 2, 00130 Helsinki
Coordinates60°10′02″N 024°56′36″E / 60.16722°N 24.94333°E / 60.16722; 24.94333
Completed1860/1866/1935
Design and construction
Architect(s)G.T. von Chiewitz (1860)
Nikolaj Benois (1866)
Eero Saarinen, Jarl Eklund (1935)

The Swedish Theatre (Swedish: Svenska Teatern) is a Swedish-language theatre in Helsinki, Finland, and is located at the Erottaja (Swedish: Skillnaden) square, at the end of Esplanadi (Swedish: Esplanaden). It was the first national stage of Finland.