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This autumn, Interkult brings three internationally acclaimed acts to Svenska Teatern, creating encounters between musical traditions, cultures and contemporary expression. Featuring Manu Rosales, Wishamalii and Mehrnoosh Zolfaghari, the concert series spans musical influences from South America, the Middle East, East Africa and the Persian cultural tradition. Tickets only 5€.

Interest in Svenska Teatern’s major autumn musical is enormous. Änglagård premieres on 17 September 2026. Just months after ticket release, 20 000 tickets have already been booked and sold—a clear sign that audiences are eager to experience Änglagård as a spectacular musical with a star-studded cast.

Director Anna‑Maria Lipponen has established herself over the past decade across Central Europe, the Nordic countries and the Baltics. Now audiences have the chance to experience her distinctive and inspiring approach as she takes on Marius von Mayenburg’s Nattland — a new dark comedy with razor‑sharp dialogue, brought to life in a cinematic staging. The production will be surtitled in English. 

Milja Sarkola’s writing straddles the worlds of a diary’s intimacy and the theatre’s collective format. In Sarkola’s plays, the private is never purely confessional, but instead a device that tests the limits of what can fit on a stage.

Shakespeare’s Hamlet has captivated audiences for centuries, but it doesn’t have to be hard to understand. This quick guide offers 20 key insights into both the play and its creator, William Shakespeare—ideal for deepening your understanding before the performance.

When staging the world’s most famous play by the greatest playwright in theatre history, you need something to say—both about the play and the present time. This is what director Dritëro Kasapi brings to his reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, premiering on November 7th at Svenska Teatern in Helsinki.