Helsinki City Theatre

Helsinki City Theatre
Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri
	The theatre, as viewed from the southeast
Address	Kaikukatu 4; Helsinki; Finland
Coordinates	60°10′55″N 24°56′33″E
Owner	Helsinki Theatre Foundation
Type	Theatre
Capacity	2625 across 6 stages 947 (big stage) ; 500 (Arena stage) ; 347 (small stage) ; 324 (studio Pasila) ; 267 (Lilla Teatern) ; 240 (studio Elsa);
Construction
Opened	September 1967
Expanded	1989, 2001, 2005, 2010
Architect	Timo Penttilä
Website
	hkt.fi

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.

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