Finnish National Theatre

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The Finnish National Theatre, founded in 1872 in the city of Pori, is located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. It is the world's oldest theatre with performances in Finnish. It was known as the Finnish Theatre until 1902 when it was renamed the Finnish National Theatre. The building hosting the Finnish National Theatre today was completed in 1902 and designed by Onni Tarjanne in the Jugend style, inspired by romantic nationalism. The theatre is often associated with the statue of the Finnish national romantic writer Aleksis Kivi, located in front of it. Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is 588,195 (31 October 2010), making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is located some 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of St. Petersburg, Russia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities.