BRIEFLY IN ENGLISH

Information about the theatre and its programme.

LOCATION & OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

The Alexander Theatre is located in Helsinki at Bulevardi 23-27 near the Hietalahti square and the lovely Sinebrychoff park.

HOW TO GET HERE
Bulevardi 23-27, 00180 Helsinki
Tram 6, Buses 14 & 20

Wheelchair access
For wheelchair access to the main stage, please notify in advance.
Wheelchairs which are maximum 74 cm in width fits.

TICKETS
Alexander Theatre Box Office / Aleksanterin teatteri
Bulevardi 23-27

Tel. 0600 180 20 (2.03 € per call + local network/mobile rate)
myynti@aleksanterinteatteri.fi

Opening hours:
Mon-Fri from 12 a.m. till 6 p.m.
Sat-Sun from 12 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lippupiste
www.lippu.fi

SPRING 2025 EVENTS

OPERA, CONCERTS AND OTHER MUSIC PERFORMANCES

April 23, Carola Forever. Jazz singer Reija Lang will interpret a diverse selection of the music that made Carola famous, accompanied by the Tapiola Big Band and Soul Strings.

May 2-3, B.U.T.T.E.R.F.L.Y. – Eurooppalainen oopperatriptyykki. European opera triptych. The operas Breathe, Ash Lake and Pearl of Hope are inspired by the three elements: air, water and earth. The plots has been conceived by upper secondary school students from three different cities – Espoo, Gdansk and Modena.

May 7-24, Skene Musical Theatre School: Hype. The 30-year waiting is over: the legendary HYPE musical is back on stage.

May 11, Tuomo & Markus: Music For Roads. In their music, the power duo ventures into a place where the contours of indie folk, jazz, prog, soul and power pop blur into a unique sound of their own.

May 28, Edu Kettunen. The celebration tour will feature many unforgettable songs from Edu’s solo career.

DANCE PERFORMANCES

May 21, Narcisa. What happens when beauty disappears? Narcisa deals with the themes of aging and disappearing from the world.

May 25, Helsinki Dance Festival. The audience will be able to enjoy great, diverse dance performances from morning till night.

May 31, Poleheels EGeneration Finland. International poleheels competition, now first time in Finland.

June 6, Helsinki Oriental Gaalashow ja Tito Seif (EGYPTI). Helsinki Oriental Summer Sessions Festival presents the superstar of Egyptian dance, Tito Seif, together with a stunning line up of oriental dance groups and professional soloists from Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Poland.

FAMILY & OTHER PERFORMANCES

April 18, Babblarna & Tjingeling affären. An interactive musical for all children who don’t want to sit still.

May 18, Tatun & Patun outo uninäytelmä. If you thought you knew everything about sleeping, after this children’s show you’ll know more!

FINNISH COMEDIES AND DRAMA

Luolamies
Huomenna hän tulee
Pokka Pitää
Rautavaara
Kaikki Ystäväni
Best of Saikkua, kiitos!
Sami Hedberg
Anders Helenius
Jacke Björklund
Köpi Kallio

ALEXANDER THEATRE – IN THE HEART OF HELSINKI AND IN HELSINKI´S HEART

We are proud that Alexander Theatre is and has been a long-established centre of Helsinki’s cultural life. Our stage bustles daily with life and action, not to mention our rehearsal rooms and offices.

The theatre itself caters well for visiting groups, offering excellent facilities for all types of concerts, theatrical and dance performances. We can also assist you in organising your event or private function. We also have the technical facilities to host even the most demanding of national and international visiting performances. Many prominent dance communities perform, train and have their offices in AlexanderTheatre.

Our main hall seats about 500 in a true historic atmosphere, has a fully equipped stage and we can also offer a full catering service in the foyer.

HISTORY

In the early decades of the 1800s, theatre troupes from Sweden, Estonia and Russia and also from Italy and Germany visited Helsinki. But this changed when Nikolai Adlerberg became the Governor General of Finland and established a Russian Theatre with a grant he organised from the Tsar’s funds.

Construction began in April 1876 and was completed in 1879. Originally the AlexanderTheatre was to serve the local Russian garrison. The bricks for the decorative building were transported all the way from Åland. The National Theatre and Opera companies moved to the building in 1918 and the National Opera remained on the premises until 1993, when they moved to the new Opera House on the Toolo bay. For this reason, AlexanderTheatre, the Old Opera House, is an important part of Finnish cultural history.