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Pääroolissa Malmi presents: Naapurini – a children’s theatre performance
What is a new home like when everything is still unfamiliar? When the walls make strange noises, the doorbell rings unexpectedly – and there might be a billion neighbours?
Read moreArt Testers 2025–2026
Taidetestaajat is the largest youth cultural initiative in Finnish history, offering every eighth-grader in Finland an unforgettable art experience. Helsinki City Theatre is proud to be part of this initiative funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Svenska kulturfonden.
Read moreAika loistaa – art for older people
Activities for people aged over 65 will continue under the name Aika loistaa. The programme brings participatory arts into the everyday lives of older Helsinki residents, creating opportunities to connect through art in a variety of ways. Activities include cultural events, touring performances and training for higher education students who will work with older people in the future.
Read moreBringing Art into Homes in Malmi
Performances in living rooms
Helsinki City Theatre’s audience engagement team will organise Taidetta koteihin events as part of the Pääroolissa Malmi project during the 2025–2027 seasons. Taidetta koteihin is a concept that transforms ordinary homes and residential settings into stages and venues for arts events.
Read moreFrom stories to theatre – activities for older adults
Theatre activities for older adults
In autumn 2023, Helsinki City Theatre’s audience engagement programme launched Tarinasta teatteriksi, an initiative for older people that brings participants together through stories. The initiative will continue in the 2026–2027 season. Tarinasta teatteriksi uses playback theatre to foster meaningful encounters. Playback theatre is a form of improvisational theatre in which participants’ experiences and stories are brought to the stage as short performances.
Read moreCulture Companion
HelsinkiMission’s culture companion service is intended especially for those who find it difficult or unappealing to attend cultural events alone.
Read moreCulture Kids
Helsinki City Theatre is one of the partners in the Culture Kids programme and one of the theatre sponsors for Helsinki children born in 2021. Each year, the sponsor theatres offer two events that the children can attend with their families.
Read moreShed musical theatre
Shed musical theatre gives children and young people aged 10–19 of all backgrounds the opportunity to enjoy theatre as a hobby and create a Christmas musical together with professionals from Helsinki City Theatre.
Malmi in the Leading Role 2025-2027
Our regional arts project Pääroolissa Malmi is coming to Malmi in 2025–2027! The project will create and deliver theatre activities rooted in the local area and community.
Read moreNuori Näyttämö 2024-2027
A nationwide theatre project bringing together young enthusiasts and professionals
Helsinki City Theatre is once again one of six professional theatres taking part in the nationwide Nuori Näyttämö project organised by Työväen Näyttämöiden Liitto.
Read moreValo piirtää kasvojesi uurteet -etänäyttely
Helsinki City Theatre’s Valo piirtää kasvojesi uurteet photographic series grew out of encounters between artists and older people as part of the Taidetta ikääntyneiden koteihin project. The exhibition highlights nine stories of older Helsinki residents living at home. The exhibition opened at Kauppakeskus Redi in spring 2022 and has since toured different parts of Helsinki.
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