Swedish Theatre

The Swedish Theatre is a Swedish-language theatre in , , and is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of . It was the first national stage of Finland.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: Swedish speaking theater in Helsinki, Finland
  • Also known as: “Pohjoisesplanadi 2”, “Svenska Teatern”, “Swedish Theater”, “Swedish Theater, Helsinki”, and “Swedish Theatre, Helsinki”
  • Address: Pohjoisesplanadi 2, Helsinki, 00130

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ateneum and Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral.

Art gallery
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is an art museum in , and one of the three museums forming the Finnish National Gallery. It is located in the centre of Helsinki on the south side of Rautatientori square close to Helsinki Central railway station. is situated 300 metres north of Swedish Theatre.

Church
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Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of right to the east of , here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. is situated 580 metres northeast of Swedish Theatre.

Square
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presents Carl Ludvig Engel's architecture as a unique allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers in the centre of , . is situated 540 metres northeast of Swedish Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Helsinki and City Centre.

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consists of the central parts of east of Mannerheimintie, south of Pitkäsilta, west of Unioninkatu and north of Esplanadi; in short the commercial downtown.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is the commercial centre of , , and a neighbourhood in the Vironniemi district of Helsinki. The Helsinki Central railway station, and Hotel Arthur, the Helsinki main post office, the , Kämp Galleria, and Sokos department stores, the and the main offices of Finnish banks are located in .

Swedish Theatre

Latitude
60.16738° or 60° 10′ 3″ north
Longitude
24.94355° or 24° 56′ 37″ east
Inception
1936
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9GG65W8V+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1235179609
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Wiki­data ID
Q926046
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Swedish Theatre” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Belarusian: “Шведскі тэатр (Хельсінкі)”
  • Belarusian: “Шведскі тэатр”
  • Catalan: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Chinese: “瑞典語劇院”
  • Chinese: “瑞典语剧院”
  • Danish: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Dutch: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المسرح السويدى”
  • Esperanto: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Estonian: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Finnish: “Helsingin ruotsalainen teatteri”
  • Finnish: “Pohjoisesplanadi 2”
  • Finnish: “Ruotsalainen teatteri”
  • Finnish: “Suomen ruotsalainen kansallisteatteri”
  • Finnish: “Svenska Teatern”
  • French: “Svenska Teatern”
  • French: “Théâtre suédois”
  • German: “Schwedisches Theater”
  • German: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Indonesian: “Teater Swedia”
  • Italian: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Italian: “Teatro Svedese”
  • Japanese: “スウェーデン劇場”
  • Japanese: “スウェーデン語劇場”
  • Japanese: “スヴェンスカ劇場”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Norwegian: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Persian: “تئاتر سوئد”
  • Polish: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Portuguese: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Russian: “Шведский театр”
  • Somali: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Spanish: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Spanish: “Teatro Sueco”
  • Swedish: “Svenska teatern i Helsingfors”
  • Swedish: “Svenska Teatern”
  • Swedish: “Svenskis”
  • Turkish: “İsveç Tiyatrosu”
  • Turkish: “Svenska Teatern”

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