The theatre has two auditoriums, both of which hold around 300 spectators. The auditorium in the old printing house (Revontuli Hall) is used for the theatre's own productions, while the other one (Louhi Hall) is situated in Espoo Cultural Centre and is used to stage visiting productions. A brand new theatre building will be built in the next decade, deepening and widening the theatre's scope.

Espoo City Theatre is already the most international theatre in Finland, thus also known as The International Theatre of Finland. 

The theatre was founded in 1989, and has from the very beginning invited guests from abroad and all around Finland. Guests at the theatre since 2000 have included e.g.

Mummenschanz, Switzerland
Riksteatern, Sweden
Le Cirque de la Licorne, France
Circus Ronaldo, Belgium
Familie Flöz, Germany
Avner the Eccentric, USA
Leo Bassi, Spain
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, UK
The Jaschgawronsky Brothers, Italy
POS-teatret, Norway
Paolo Nani and Kristján Ingimarsson, Denmark
Les Cousins, France

Guests during the 2007-2008 season will include e.g.

Spymonkey, UK

Rude Mechs, USA

Jan Lauwers & Needcompany, Belgium

Compagnie Philippe Genty, France

The annual number of foreign guest productions is currently around 10, making about 50 performances, and the same numbers are approximately true for Finnish guests as well. The total number of performances per year is around 170, and these attract around 30,000 spectators. 

Apart from guest activity, the theatre produces 2-3 of its own productions each year, contracting artistic staff separately for each one. In recent times it has employed around 32 people over the course of a year. 12 staff members have permanent contracts, but none of them are artists.

The theatre receives funding from the Finnish state and Espoo city. The annual budget is about 1.8 million euros, of which the city pays around 55% and the state 20%. The remaining 25% is raised by the theatre itself.

More information: www.espoonteatteri.fi
info(at)espoonteatteri.fi
tel int + 358 9 439 3550

Visiting address:
Revontulentie 8, Tapiola