Practically the entire building, including the stage machinery, is in its original condition from the eighteenth century.
Performances is given during the summer.
The Finnish National Opera was founded in Helsinki as The Domestic Opera 1911 and the Ballet in 1921. These two companies, known collectively as the Finnish National Opera, occupy since 1993 a new, purpose-built Opera House located in the heart of Helsinki. The Swedish Folkopera is a freelance theatre. They employ new singers and musicians for every production. Today the Swedish Folkopera is the most important theatre in Sweden for singers who has just passed their examination.