Finnish National Opera

The Finnish National Opera (Finnish: Suomen Kansallisooppera; Swedish: Finlands Nationalopera) in Helsinki is the leading opera company in Finland. Its home base is the Opera House on Töölönlahti bay in Töölö which opened in 1993, and is state-owned through Senate Properties. The Opera House features state-of-the-art technology and two auditoriums: the main auditorium with 1,350 seats and a smaller studio auditorium with 300 to 500 seats.

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