Surtitles
Svenska Teatern (the Swedish Theatre) in Helsinki is a Finnish national theatre performing in Swedish – Finland’s second official language. Most of our performances are surtitled into Finnish, Swedish, and occasionally also into English.
English surtitles
For all in-house productions we provide surtitles in both Finnish and Swedish, and occasionally also in English. For selected performances we offer Swedish audio description as well.
This autumn 2024 we offer English surtitles for Hamlet and Livsfarligt på allvar!
You can follow the surtitles on your own smartphone using the Subtitle Mobile app. On the Main Stage, Finnish surtitles are also visible from certain seats via a screen located above the stage on the right-hand side.
Production-specific information regarding surtitles can always be found on the individual play’s webpage.
How to use Subtitle mobile?
Please find detailed instructions for setting up and using the Subtitle Mobile app below. If you are unable to download the app on your own phone, you can borrow a device from the theater (limited availability).
Instructions for Subtitle Mobile
Download the application before arriving to the show.
- Download the free application Subtitle Mobile (Loitsut Oy) from App Store or Google Play
- Remember to charge your phone’s battery, because the subtitle program consumes the battery.
- Put your device on silent mode
- Open the app and follow the instructions
- Select the language and wait for the performance to start
- Now the title of the play is displayed on the screen, and the subtitles will start automatically when the performance begins
- You can adjust the screen brightness by touching the screen and moving the slider at the top
- You can also change the language from the menu in the top right corner
- You can exit the subtitle view by pressing the X symbol in the top left corner