Backstage tours

Our popular backstage tours are organised several times a month. Tickets to our tours must be purchased in advance through our webshop.
You can attend the tour solo or with friends – there is room for 25 persons on each tour. Tours are normally in Finnish and last roughly 1,5 hours. If you are interested in booking a tour in English, please contact our sales team by phone (02 262 0030) or by e-mail (myynti@tkteatteri.fi).

Our guided tour allows you to take a deep dive into the theatre building, our creative facilities and different theatre professions. You will be able to enter spaces that are normally out of bounds to the audience and perhaps even glimpse sets or costumes for upcoming plays. You will also be able to explore the stages from the actors’ point of view.

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Tickets online

Tickets to our backstage tours are sold through our webshopOpens a new tab and our box office. The ticket price is 10 €/person. Tickets can also be purchased via Lippu.fi sales points (which charge a service fee). Small children in baby carriers can attend the tour with their guardian free of charge, but children who are able to walk on their own will need a ticket. You will not be able to bring strollers along on the tour, as the tour involves moving up and down stairs.

Tours for groups

Groups can book a guided tour in advance for the available time slots on our webshop. One guide can only accommodate 25 persons at a time, but multiple tours can be organised simultaneously.

If your group consists of less than 25 people, other patrons may book tickets to join your tour. We do not offer group rates, so the ticket charge is always 10 €/person. Tours are mainly organised in Finnish, but English tours are available upon request (contact our box office or sales team for more information).

Accessible tours (for persons in wheelchairs or who have trouble with stairs) can be arranged upon request. Please contact Aatu Pyy (aatu.pyy@tkteatteri.fi) for more information.

Your tour visit

  • Do not attend the tour if you have flu symptoms.
  • Tours start from the theatre lobby.
  • Large bags, backpacks or food are not allowed on the tour. Clothes and bags can be stored for free in the lobby coat-check, but as storage is unattended during tours the theatre is not responsible for missing items.
  • The theatre building is a delightful but huge maze. This means that the tour involves frequently moving up and down stairs, and there are few breaks in-between.
  • Close-up photography of employees, personal working spaces and items expressly prohibited by the guide is not allowed. Aside from this, you are free take pictures on the tour, and share them with the tags #turunkaupunginteatteri and @tkteatteri on social media.