[Finnish name: Ruotsalainen teatteri]

[1st theatre on the site built 1827 by Carl Ludwig Engel. Demolished. 2nd theatre built 1860 by G. Th. Chiewitz. Destroyed by a fire in May 1863.]

Current theatre built 1866 by Nicolas L. Benois. 1936 rebuilding by Eero Saarinen and Jarl Eklund. 1978 extension by a winter garden restaurant by Olof Hansson. Used for theatre performances in Swedish.

Notable world premieres:

• Henrik Ibsen: John Gabriel Borkman (10 Jan 1897)
• Jean Sibelius: Finlandia (4 Nov 1899)

Link: www.svenskateatern.fi