Finnish National Opera and Ballet

Finnish National Opera and Ballet
Suomen Kansallisooppera ja -baletti Finlands Nationalopera och -balett
Opera House, Helsinki
General information
Type	Culture
Address	Helsinginkatu 58
Town or city	Helsinki
Country	Finland
Coordinates	60°10′54″N 024°55′47″E / 60.18167°N 24.92972°E / 60.18167; 24.92972
Completed	1993

The Finnish National Opera and Ballet (Finnish: Suomen Kansallisooppera ja -baletti; Swedish: Finlands Nationalopera och -balett) is a Finnish opera company and ballet company based in Helsinki. It is headquartered in the Opera House on the coast of the Töölönlahti bay in Töölö, which opened in 1993, and is state-owned through Senate Properties. The Opera House features two auditoriums, the main auditorium with 1,350, seats and a smaller studio auditorium with 300–500 seats.