Oulu City Theatre ( fi, Oulun kaupunginteatteri) is a municipal

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

Oulu, Finland Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: ...

. The current theatre building is located in the Vänmanninsaari island close to the

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. The theatre was established in 1931 as ''Oulun Näyttämö'' (literally Oulu Stage), name was changed to ''Oulun teatteri'' (Oulu Theatre) in 1951. The theatre became municipally owned in 1965 and its name was changed to Oulu City Theatre. At the time the theatre performed in the

Oulu City Hall Oulu City Hall ( fi, Oulun kaupungintalo) is the seat for the municipal government of the City of Oulu, Finland. It is located in the Pokkinen district of the central Oulu. The neo-renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes r ...

. The first specifically designed theatre hall, the current theatre, was opened in 1972. The building has been designed by architects Marjatta and Matti Jaatinen. The theatre was renovated and extended in 2002–2004. After the renovation there are four stages in the theatre with the main stage having 527 seats.

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* {{Commonscat-inline Buildings and structures in Oulu Culture in Oulu Theatres in Finland 1931 establishments in Finland