Swedish Theatre
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This article is about the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki. For the former Swedish Theatre in Stockholm which was burned down in 1925, see Swedish Theatre (Stockholm)
The Swedish Theatre (Swedish: Svenska Teatern, Finnish: Ruotsalainen Teatteri) is a Swedish-speaking theatre in Helsinki, Finland. It is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of Esplanadi.
Originally, a theatre called Nya Teatern ("the New Theatre"), designed by architect G. T. Chiewitz and built in 1860, was in the place of the Swedish Theatre. It was destroyed in a fire on 8 May 1863, but was soon rebuilt. The new theatre building, designed by Nikolaj Benois, was built in October 1866 and inaugurated with a celebratory concert. The Swedish Theatre has been in this building ever since. Many Swedish musicians have held concerts there, including Oscar Byström and Johan Lindgren.
1866 is traditionally celebrated as the theatre's founding year, but there has been theatre activity in the place even before that.
[edit] See also
- Former Swedish Theatre in Stockholm, Sweden.
