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THE FINNISH THEATRE INFORMATION CENTRE

The Finnish Theatre Information Centre TINFO is a non-governmental organization for the professional theatre field in Finland where theatres work in the two official languages, Finnish and Swedish. At the core of TINFO's activities are the promotion of Finnish theatre and playwriting and international collaborations. TINFO commissions new drama translations, organizes training for drama translators and supports the international exchange of Finnish theatre companies and artists.

TINFO collects and diffuses information about Finnish theatre. A solid backbone of information is provided by the files and statistics kept since the 1940s; this archive expanded from initially modest spectator statistics to satisfy the present-day needs of theatres and decision-makers. The yearly statistics now cover repertory, spectator, employee and economic figures. TINFO also edits publications which serve as tools for practitioners and guides for theatre lovers.

TINFO is a member of many international networks; it organizes international conferences and seminars, and collaborates with festivals.

The Finnish Theatre Information Centre is funded by the Culture Department of the Finnish Ministry of Education. For projects, publications or events the Center applies for additional funding from cultural funds, European Commission funds and other sources; for bigger events even partnership funding and sponsoring are used as financing models.

TINFO's premises are at the so-called Theatre Corner, a building in the center of Helsinki owned by theatre organizations. The unions of both theatre employers and employees, the associations of established theatres as well as those of independent theatre groups all have their offices under the same roof. In addition to the Finnish Center of ITI and the Nordic Theatre Union, the Theatre Corner also houses two other national centers of international organizations: OISTAT and ASSITEJ.

As an organization TINFO's roots go back to the 1940's. Today it has 14 member organizations representing the whole professional bilingual theatre field in Finland. This allows TINFO to respond competently to the national and international information needs regarding the ever changing world of Finnish theatre.

If you're looking for information about events, new or classical plays, interesting artists, arts education or possible collaboration partners, the password to open the doors of Finnish theatre is TINFO. TINFO is not a paper tiger but it lives, grows and develops with the Finnish theatre scene.

Finnish Theatre Information Centre
Meritullinkatu 33A, 00170 Helsinki, Finland
tinfo(at)teatteri.org
www.teatteri.org
+358 9 2511 21 20

Director: Riitta Seppälä, M.A.
International Exchange Coordinator: Martina Marti, M.A.
President: Pauliina Hulkko, dramaturge, director

Find the following databases from www.teatteri.org

• The ILONA database on all performances throughout Finnish theatre history
• Database on Finnish theatres
• Database on Finnish plays in translation
• Upcoming first nights in Finnish professional theatres

Members of TINFO:
Association of Finnish Theatres
Theatre Centre
TNL Theatre Organization
Amateur Theatre Association of Finland
Association of Finnish Theatre Managers
Finnish Dramatists' Union
Theatre and Media Employees in Finland
Union of Finnish Actors
Nordic Drama Corner
Tampere International Theatre Festival
Theatre Academy of Finland
Tampere University, Actors Training and Theatre Studies Department
CEFISTO - Association of Finland-Swedish theatre organisations
The Finnish National Opera

TINFO is a member of the following international networks:
ITI, International Theatre Institute, UNESCO
IETM, International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts
ENICPA, European Network of Information Centres for the Performing Arts
On-the-move.org
NTU, Nordic Theatre Union