The Taidetta koteihin events, organised in 2025 as part of Helsinki City Theatre’s Pääroolissa Malmi community arts project, have been selected as the Audience Engagement Initiative of the Year 2025. The recognition was awarded by Horisontti, a working group comprising audience engagement organisations from the arts and culture sector, and presented at the Yhteiset yleisöt seminar on 12 November 2026.

Shed musical theatre’s Liisa pelimaassa, a musical set in the world of video games, premieres at Studio Pasila on 1 and 2 December. At the heart of this beloved Christmas tradition, created by Helsinki City Theatre and Shed musical theatre, are Shed’s captivating young performers. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Shed was inspired by a London-based model and operates under the patronage of Suzanne Innes-Stubb, spouse of the President of the Republic of Finland.

This autumn, choreographer Kenneth Kvarnström and Helsinki Dance Company have a special treat in store for dance lovers. An undisputed classic of Finnish contemporary dance, the 30-year-old no-no returns in a new production, ready to captivate a new generation on the Small Stage at Helsinki City Theatre from 19 November. Generations also come together in the nine-member cast, which includes three dancers who performed in the previous version of the work in 2008.

In early 2027, the Small Stage will host the premiere of Ihmisiä ja kanoja, a comedy written by Atte Järvinen and Mitra Matouf, while the Arena Stage will present Rósa & Björk, a new thriller based on Satu Rämö’s popular crime novels. Lilla Teatern’s spring premiere is the feminist comedy I rummet intill – eller vibratorpjäsen. Continuing on the Main Stage are the pop musical & Julia and Nauravan kulkurin tarina, a musical drama about the life of Vesa-Matti Loiri. Elolliset, which delves into the history of how we have come to understand extinction, continues on the Small Stage, while Studio Pasila presents the family musical Fretti Mercury etsii onnea.

In autumn 2027, the Main Stage transports audiences to the magical world of Arendelle as Disney’s beloved Frozen makes its Finnish premiere on 9 September 2027 in a dazzling musical spectacular. This new Helsinki City Theatre production will be directed by Finland’s leading musical theatre director, Samuel Harjanne.

Satu Rämö’s popular crime series continues on stage. Based on the second (Rósa & Björk, WSOY, 2023) and third (Jakob, WSOY 2023) instalments in the book series, the new thriller Rósa & Björk premieres at the Arena Stage on 30 January. Hildur, based on the first book, played at the Arena Stage in spring 2026 and was a hit with audiences. Elena Leeve returns as Hildur, with Paavo Kinnunen once again playing Jakob.