Tampereen Teatteri

Tampereen Teatteri is one of the oldest Finnish theatrical institutions, located at the edge of Keskustori and by the Tammerkoski rapids. Founded by Kaarle Halme in 1904, the theater staged productions even before the main building was finished in 1913. The first stage production was Alexis Kivi's Kullervo and the productions put on since then have ranged from musicals to interpretations of world literature. Heikki Vihinen acts as the director of the theater and out of 130 employees approximately one third are actors. Within the permanent cast you can find performers like Tuija Ernamo, Mikko Nousiainen and Liisa Roine. Tampereen Teatteri also has a lot of visiting actors hired on a temporary basis. All performances are in Finnish.