The Operahouse from outside is ugly, understandable if the architectural competition was in 1970-th. Very nice nordic style interior, maybe the furniture liked too cheap for operahouse. Really logic lines for service, you can preorder easy and plenty of time for relaxing in break and...More

It's difficult to separate a venue from the experience of attending a performance, however the Finnish Opera and Ballet house on Helsinginkatu is an amazing venue to watch ballet. It's a compact space and that seems to make the experience a bit more intimate than...More

The performance was excellent with an impressive set. This was our second time to see this musical here at Finnish National Opera. We had seats on the first row in the orchestra and the visibility was great. The stage was not too near because of...More

I went to see Tosca here and it was outstanding. I thoroughly enjoyed the performance. The opera house itself has really good accoustics and the staff are very helpful. I really enjoyed myself. It's a modern opera house so not somewhere I'd choose to tour...More

Absolutely amazing how a woman can sing... Madama Butterfly was worth a trip mainly for Hyeseoung Kwon. Besides singing she could also act the role. Touching! The costumes were a bit boring. Opera house itself impressive. Servings during intermission were elegant and not unreasonably priced.

It has been few months ago when I visited Saint Petersburg in Mikhailovits theatre to see Tchaikovsky's Yolanta when my passion towards Operas got new born. Now in Helsinki the co-production with Gothenburg Operas this musical and emotional masterpiece with brilliant performers just enriched my...More

While it is very much a modern opera house, so doesn't have the charm of some of the older European theatres, the companies that perform here are of top quality. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and the performance of Rigoletto was superb! Really good performance,...More