Helsinki City Theatre
Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri | |
The theatre, as viewed from the southeast | |
| 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."
The Helsinki City Theatre is the only Finnish representative in the European Theatre Convention. 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. The theatre has 250 permanent members of staff, and operates across 6 stages.