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14-473: The first theatre in Helsinki, Engels Teater , was completed in 1827. The wooden building designed by architect Carl Ludvig Engel was located in the corner of Mikaelsgatan and Esplanaden. At the time the theatre was opened it had no permanent actors and many of the actors who performed in the theatre during that time were en route to Saint Petersburg . The theatre designed by Engel soon became too small as

28-487: Is located at the Erottaja ( Swedish : Skillnaden ) square, at the end of Esplanadi ( Swedish : Esplanaden ). It was the first national stage of Finland. The first theatre in Helsinki, Engels Teater , was completed in 1827. The wooden building designed by architect Carl Ludvig Engel was located in the corner of Mikaelsgatan and Esplanaden. At the time the theatre was opened it had no permanent actors and many of

42-448: The actors who performed in the theatre during that time were en route to Saint Petersburg . The theatre designed by Engel soon became too small as the interest in theatre grew rapidly among the citizens of Helsinki. The new theatre building was opened on 28 November 1860. The new building, which was designed by Georg Theodor von Chiewitz , was built on Skillnaden, on the same site as the current Svenska Teatern. The first play performed in

56-413: The architect was Nicholas Benois from Russia. The theatre carried the name Nya Teatern (New Theatre) until the year 1887, when a Finnish theatre was opened in Helsinki. Since 1887 the name of the theatre has been Svenska Teatern. The building of Svenska Teatern was renovated in 1935 by architects Eero Saarinen and Jarl Eklund  [ fi ; sv ; fr ; arz ] . The richly decorated facade of

70-556: The building was replaced with a new facade representing functionalism . In the beginning of the 20th century, the directors of the theatre were mainly Swedish and many of the actors came from Sweden. In 1915, it was decided that theatre was to become a national stage for the Finland-Swedish theatre. In 1908, a new theatre school was founded by the theatre. Gerda Wrede served as its rector for over 20 years. Many pieces of incidental music by Jean Sibelius had their premiere in

84-408: The interest in theatre grew rapidly among the citizens of Helsinki. The new theatre building was opened on 28 November 1860. The new building, which was designed by Georg Theodor von Chiewitz , was built on Skillnaden, on the same site as the current Svenska Teatern. The first play performed in the new theatre was Princessan av Cypern by Zacharias Topelius and Fredrik Pacius . The first actors of

98-466: The new theatre was Princessan av Cypern by Zacharias Topelius and Fredrik Pacius . The first actors of the theatre were from the group of Pierre Deland . The group performed in the theatre in 1860–1861. The language was initially Swedish, but Finnish language was soon launched on stage by the Swedish actress Hedvig Raa-Winterhjelm . Only three years after the new theatre building was completed it

112-560: The predecessor of the Swedish Theatre . The theatre was built to house the travelling theatre companies performing in Helsinki, being either Swedish language companies touring Finland, or German language companies on their way to Saint Petersburg. The building was a small wooden house designed by Carl Ludvig Engel in the corner of the Esplanadi . The theatre building was used by travelling theater companies. On 8 February 1833,

126-519: The theater houses in Åbo and Helsinki during those years, and being in effect the first permanent theatre staff in Finland, referred to as the "Finnish Company". The building was eventually deemed to be too small, and was replaced by the Swedish Theatre . Swedish Theatre The Swedish Theatre ( Swedish : Svenska Teatern ) is a Swedish-language theatre in Helsinki , Finland , and

140-712: The theatre company of Carl Wilhelm Westerlund performed the play Finska flickan eller Hittebarnet på kyrkogården , in which Maria Silfvan sang a few lines in Finnish, likely the first time the Finnish language had been performed on a Finnish stage, decades prior to Charlotte Raa-Winterhjelm in Aleksis Kivi 's Lea in 1869. One of the most notable of the theatre companies using the building where arguably that of Edvard Stjernström , which enjoyed theatre monopoly in Southern Finland in 1850-53 and single use of

154-508: The theatre were from the group of Pierre Deland . The group performed in the theatre in 1860–1861. The language was initially Swedish, but Finnish language was soon launched on stage by the Swedish actress Hedvig Raa-Winterhjelm . Only three years after the new theatre building was completed it was destroyed in a fire in 1863. The building was soon rebuilt, in the Neoclassical style , and the theatre re-opened its doors in 1866. This time

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168-455: The theatre, including the initial version of Finlandia in November 1899. Engels Teater Engels teater ('Engel Theatre') was a historic theatre in Helsinki in Finland, active between 1827 and 1860. It was the second theater in Finland after Bonuviers Teater in Åbo , and the first theatre in Helsinki. It was located on Esplanaden at the intersection with Mikaelsgatan and was

182-418: Was destroyed in a fire in 1863. The building was soon rebuilt, in the Neoclassical style , and the theatre re-opened its doors in 1866. This time the architect was Nicholas Benois from Russia. The theatre carried the name Nya Teatern (New Theatre) until the year 1887, when a Finnish theatre was opened in Helsinki. Since 1887 the name of the theatre has been Svenska Teatern. The building of Svenska Teatern

196-418: Was renovated in 1935 by architects Eero Saarinen and Jarl Eklund  [ fi ; sv ; fr ; arz ] . The richly decorated facade of the building was replaced with a new facade representing functionalism . In the beginning of the 20th century, the directors of the theatre were mainly Swedish and many of the actors came from Sweden. In 1915, it was decided that theatre was to become a national stage for

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