This list includes Finnish venues and spaces that present circus and dance programming or that have stages/spaces that can be rented for performances.
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Helsinki metropolitan area
Espoo City Theatre ⚫ Espoo
Espoo City Theatre has two main stages, Revontuli Hall and Louhi Hall. The Revontuli Hall has 250–400 seats in 7–8 rows, depending on the performance. Louhisali stage features most of Espoo City Theatre’s domestic and foreign visiting performances. The Louhi Hall has 233–300 seats, and 15 rows.
Alexander Theatre ⚫ Helsinki
Alexander Theatre hall can accommodate 450 spectators. The width of the stage is 8.8 meters and the depth is 13 meters.
Viirus ⚫ Helsinki
Main Hall: 350 m² black box, width 15.7 m, length 19.8 m, rigging height 5.2 m. Max 120 seats (podium stands). Can be divided into two smaller stages. Studio 1: 58 m², width 5.8 m, length 10 m, rig height 2.9 m. Audience capacity max 30. Viirus has also the gallery and the amphitheatre spaces.
Hurjaruuth ⚫ Helsinki
Hurjaruuth hall is a black box, the rising auditorium has 112 seats. The total area of the stage is 273 m². The hall is about 3.5 meters high.
Cable Factory ⚫ Helsinki
Merikaapelihalli: 3 148 m², 13.5 m height, fits 2 870 persons. Puristamo: 475 m², 5 m height, fits 450 persons. Valssaamo: 266 m², 5 m height, fits 250 persons and Turbiinisali: 96-seat grandstand, 169 m² with a closed grandstand.
Cirko – Centre for New Circus ⚫ Helsinki
Maneesi is a 300m² empty space that can be transformed to suit all kinds of event. The maximum capacity of the space is 300 people. Free height: 7 m, width: 14.9 m, depth: 19.8 m. Solmu is an auditorium space of 213 m² includes 130 removable seats. Free height: 5.8 m, width: 9.5 m, depth: 10.5 m.
Dance House Helsinki ⚫ Helsinki
The building has two performance spaces, the 700-seat Erkko Hall and the 235-seat Pannuhalli.
Suvilahti ⚫ Helsinki
Kattilahalli has 1 650 m² of floor space in total. The hall section has 1 150 m² of floor space and the lobby 120 square metres. Kattilahalli’s maximum capacity is 990 persons.
Caisa ⚫ Helsinki
Helsinki City Cultural Centre. Hall 8,5 x 21 meters. Auditorium 120 seats.
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Kanneltalo ⚫ Helsinki
Helsinki City Cultural Centre. The hall has 227 fixed seats, and 11 movable seats. The size of the stage is 14 m x 7 m.
Malmitalo ⚫ Helsinki
Helsinki City Cultural Centre. The Malmihall has 200 fixed seats, depth 10 m, width 14 m, height 8–10 m. There is also a small hall.
Stoa ⚫ Helsinki
Helsinki City Cultural Centre. Stoa hall is a ”black box” with 231 seats. Depth 12 m, width 16 m. maximum size of the stage 13.95 m x 19.6 m. The Music Hall seats 74 persons, depth 7 m, width 10.5 m, maximum size of the stage 8 x 12 m.
Vuotalo ⚫ Helsinki
Helsinki City Cultural Centre. Vuosali Hall has 320 permanent seats.
Savoy Theatre ⚫ Helsinki
Helsinki City Cultural Centre. The Savoy Theatre Auditorium has 735 seats, 486 in the stalls and 249 on the balcony.
Tiivistämö ⚫ Helsinki
Helsinki City Cultural Centre. Tiivistämö’s large hall is 350 m², and it offers facilities for a maximum of 440 people. The hall has a collapsible 8×6 m platform.
Kulttuurimylly ⚫ Helsinki
Kulttuurimylly’s premises for rent include two halls. Phoenix: approx. 5 m x 8 m, height 3.5 m. The rising auditorium can accommodate 67 people. Pegasos hall: With open rising auditorium 4 m deep x 6 m wide, height is approx. 3 m. The auditorium can accommodate 42 people.
WHS Teatteri Union ⚫ Helsinki
The theater has 86 seats, a 9 m x 9 m stage, a 6 m wide screen.
Kulttuuritehdas Vernissa ⚫ Vantaa
The capacity of the Vernissa hall for performances is 100 people.
Rest of Finland
Verkatehdas ⚫ Hämeenlinna
Vanaja hall: 703-seat concert hall. Stage when hall in basic form: 17.5 m x 9.5 m, free height is 15.5 m.
Teatteri NÄYTTÄMÖ ⚫ Joensuu
Black box 7-9 m wide (depending on the roof) x 9 m (depth) x 5.2 m (height)
Villa Rana ⚫ Jyväskylä
Blomstedt hall, 84 seats in the cassette auditorium and loose chairs. The performance space when the auditorium is open is 11 m wide and 8 m deep.
The Paulaharju hall has 65 seats in a fixed stand and loose chairs. The performance space is approximately 8 m deep and 6 m wide.
Generaattori ⚫ Kajaani
A space of about 300 m² that can accommodate 100 people.
ITAK-näyttämö ⚫ Kuopio
Blackbox theatre, 106 seats. Rising auditorium, if necessary collapsible.
Kulttuuritalo Valve ⚫ Oulu
Valvesali Hall 175 seats + 3 wheelchair seats, 300 m². Without stage max number of spectators 500.
Liikelaituri ⚫ Tampere
Convertible space of 217 m², 13 × 9 m, maximum number of people: 120.
Hällä ⚫ Tampere
Stage size: width 13-9 m, depth 15 m and height 4.5 m, 213 seats.
Barker-teatteri ⚫ Turku
Max 160 seats, height 5 m. Several spaces.
Manilla-teatteri / Aurinkobaletti ⚫ Turku
The total area of Manilla theatre is approximately 250 m². The size of the stage with a 110-seat basic auditorium is approximately 12×10 m. The auditorium is in three parts, movable and foldable. If desired, additional seats can be added to the floor level by means of loose chairs, which reduces the size of the stage accordingly. The total capacity of the space is 200 people.
The Roof Studio, which can be used as a rehearsal space, has a surface area of approximately 175 m² and the floor (110 m²) of the space has been built to be flexible.
Köysiteatteri / Taideakatemia ⚫ Turku
Convertible performance space, 100-140 seats, circus rigging possible.
Sigyn-sali ⚫ Turku
Large performance space, 310-380 seats, depth 10.8 m, width 11–13 m. Circus rigging possible.