Seinäjoki City Theatre

Theatre in Seinäjoki , Finland

Seinäjoki City Theatre

Seinäjoen kaupunginteatteri

Address| Seinäjoki
Finland
Coordinates| 62°47′09″N 22°50′28″E﻿ / ﻿62.785844°N 22.840978°E﻿ / 62.785844; 22.840978
Owner| City of Seinäjoki
Type| Public Theatre
Capacity| 689 (total)
Construction
Opened| 1987
Architect| Alvar Aalto
Website
seinajoenkaupunginteatteri.fi

The Seinäjoki City Theatre (Finnish: Seinäjoen kaupunginteatteri) is the municipal theatre of the city of Seinäjoki, Finland.[1]

## Architecture

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The theatre building is notable for having been designed by the renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.[2] He sketched the initial designs already in 1968, although the building was only completed nearly two decades later in 1987.[3] Aalto himself had died in 1976, therefore the design was finalised and the construction supervised by his widow and fellow architect, Elissa Aalto.[4]

Situated alongside other prominent Aalto-designed buildings such as the City Hall and Lakeuden Risti Church, the theatre forms part of the city's Aalto Centre (Finnish: Aalto-keskus),[2] which has been recognised by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally important built cultural environment (Valtakunnallisesti merkittävä rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö).[5]

## Capacity

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The theatre comprises four stages, with a total seating capacity of 689. Of these, the largest, 'Alvar', seats 409; 'Elissa', 100; 'Verstas', 60; and the restaurant theatre 120.[1]

The theatre company also operates an open air theatre in the summer, with a capacity for 890.[1]

The theatre attracts audiences in excess of 50,000 annually.[1]

## Recognition

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In 2015, the Seinäjoki City Theatre was chosen as the 'Theatre of the Year' by the Association of Finnish Theatres.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Teatteri". Seinajoenkaupunginteatteri.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
2. ^ a b "The Administrative and Cultural Centre in Seinäjoki". AlvarAalto.fi. Alvar Aalto Foundation. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
3. ^ "Seinäjoen kaupunginteatteri". SuomenTeatterit.fi (in Finnish). The Association of Finnish Theatres. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
4. ^ "Seinäjoki City Theatre". VisitSeinajoki.fi. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
5. ^ "Seinäjoen Aalto-keskus". RKY.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
6. ^ "Seinäjoelle teatterialan ykköspalkinto" [Seinäjoki receives premier award of the theatre sector] (in Finnish). Ilkka-Pohjalainen. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

## External links

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* Official website

* Finland portal

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Seinäjoki Cityscape

Parks and recreation|

* Hirvijärvi Reservoir
* Kalajärvi Reservoir
* Mannerheim Park

Culture|

* Aalto Centre
* Ilkka
* Provinssirock
* Seinäjoki City Theatre
* Seinäjoki Civil Guard House
* Seinäjoki Library
* Tangomarkkinat

Churches and landmarks|

* Lakeuden Risti Church
* Seinäjoki City Hall
* Torikeskus

Education|

* Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

Sports|

| Venues|

* OmaSP Stadion
* Seinäjoen keskuskenttä
* Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium

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Teams and clubs|

* Nurmon Jymy
* Peräseinäjoen Toive
* Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho
* Seinäjoen JymyJussit
* Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit
* Seinäjoki Crocodiles
* Sepsi-78
* SJK Akatemia

Transport|

* Seinäjoki Airport
* Seinäjoki railway station
* Ylistaro railway station

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