Opera and Ballet communications department is out of office until 01/08/2019.
We will answer to your requests about the press tickets, interviews and press photos on August.
Bulletins
International press bulletins of the Opera and the Ballet are available in the newsroom. Domestic press bulletins in Finnish can be found here.
Register to subscribe to bulletins here. Please send an e-mail to press@opera.fi to notify us of changes in your contact details.
Press photos
The photos in the Opera and Ballet media bank may be freely used by the media in connection with stories on the FNOB.
Register to receive user IDs for the media bank. Note that it may take 1 to 3 working days to process the registration request. In urgent cases, please contact the FNOB Press Office. Please send an e-mail to press@opera.fi to notify us of changes in your contact details.
Requests for interviews
Please contact the FNOB Press Office to submit requests for interviews with any performers of the Opera or Ballet or other employees of the FNOB. We will forward your request and provide journalists and photographers with visitor passes and photo permits as necessary.
Press tickets
Journalists and critics writing about the Opera and Ballet may request press tickets from the FNOB Press Office.
Other media representatives may purchase tickets to any performance at a media discount one week before the performance, unless the performance is sold out. The discount is granted separately for each production and performance and does not apply to returns. The media discount is granted on display of a membership card of the Union of Journalists in Finland or an affidavit from your employer testifying that you work in media.
Annual report
The annual report and financial statement of the Foundation of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet is published online in PDF format (in Finnish). If you require a printed copy of the annual report, you may request one from the FNOB Press Office.
We serve You
Communications Manager Katja Jokinen tel. +358 9 4030 2322
Communications Specialist Petra Rönkä tel. +358 50 4132 421
– opera productions
Communications Specialist Jussi Iltanen tel. +358 9 4030 2223, +358 50 307 1105
– ballet productions
Communications Specialist Emilia Vähätalo tel. +358 40 832 1611
– website
Communications Specialist Tuike Lehko +358 50 439 2710
Researcher Juhani Koivisto +358 9 4030 2215, +358 40 508 9896
– history of opera and research
press[at]opera.fi, firstname.lastname[at]opera.fi