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 and 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 current 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 by way of a celebratory concert. Many Swedish musicians have held concerts there, including Oscar Byström and Johan Lindgren.
[edit] See also
- Former Swedish Theatre in Stockholm, Sweden.
