As of the opening of our new online store on 11 April 2018, our sales and delivery terms and conditions have been updated. The new sales terms and conditions for the Finnish National Opera and Ballet will apply to the 2018–2019 season. Separate sales terms and conditions apply to the performances of The Phantom of the Opera. In the future, products from the Opera Restaurant will also be available from the online store. You will find the updated sales terms and conditions of the Opera Restaurant further down on this page.

The old terms and conditions, which apply to spring 2018 performances, can be found at the bottom of this page.

We operate with a dynamic pricing policy. The price of the ticket will depend upon the selected seat, performance (the production and possible visiting artists), and time (such as a weekday), as well as ticket demand. The price of a seat may vary during the performance period. Tickets for premieres have a higher price range. For detailed pricing information and a seating plan showing seat availability, please visit your chosen production’s dedicated page and click on your preferred date.

Concession pricing is available for selected seats in the stalls and 1st and 2nd balconies unless otherwise indicated. Discounts are given on the full price of tickets to performances in the Main Auditorium excluding premieres and guest performances. The prices and concessions for tickets to performances in Almi Hall and the foyers vary by production. Please note that different concessions and sales terms and conditions apply to tickets for The Phantom of the Opera. The Finnish National Opera and Ballet reserves the right to make changes to availability of concessions and discounts.

Group discounts are valid from Monday to Thursday. The discount for groups of 10–29 people is 5% per ticket and 10% per ticket for groups of 30 or more. You can currently purchase a maximum of 20 tickets for one performance from the online store. Please see the group tickets section for more information.

Children and young adults under 20 years of age are given a 40–50% discount on the full ticket price. Please also see same-day tickets.

Students, conscripts and non-military servicemen are given a 40% discount on the full ticket price. The discount applies to performances from Monday to Thursday, with limited availability for weekend performances. Please also see same-day tickets.

Pensioners are given a discount of €10 per ticket on select seats in the stalls and the 1st balcony. Please also see same-day tickets.

Same-day tickets for under 20-year-olds, students, conscripts, non-military servicemen, the unemployed and pensioners are available at a special rate of €20 per ticket. The discounted tickets are available according to demand for select seats in the stalls and the 2nd balcony (no reservations allowed, discounts do not apply to cancellations). They can only be purchased in person, and proof of eligibility will be required for purchase and upon entry to the auditorium.

Travel agents / tour operators in charge of a group of 10 or more people are given a discount of 10% on the full ticket price.

If requested, an I.D. or other proof of eligibility must be presented upon entry to the auditorium.

Full price tickets and concessionary tickets for under-20-year olds, students and pensioners can be exchanged in our online store free of charge. To exchange your ticket, you must have a valid user account. Group bookings of 10 or more tickets, promotional discount tickets, and tickets to The Phantom of the Opera are non-changeable.

Tickets can be exchanged as specified above for another performance in the same season, where seats are available. You will need to pay any difference in price between the original ticket and the new ticket. If you cannot decide for which performance you want to exchange your ticket, you can cancel the purchase and have the value of the tickets credited to your user account. Please note that you must use this credit for another performance within the same season, and that the credit is not valid for purchasing gift vouchers or season tickets.

A service fee of €5 per ticket applies to exchanges made via the FNO box office or telephone service. The service fee will be charged at the event of exchange. Tickets must be exchanged no later than two working days before the performance. Tickets that have been collected are non-refundable.

No refund will be granted for tickets that have not been exchanged in time (i.e. two or more working days before the performance) or for non-changeable tickets. On a change of schedule or a cancellation of a performance because of force majeure, the ticket price will be refunded in exchange for the original ticket within one month of the change or cancellation. The Finnish National Opera and Ballet cannot accept responsibility for other expenses incurred.

You must create a user account to make purchases in our new online store. By signing in, you can manage your ticket purchases, edit your contact details and browse your purchase history. If you cannot attend the performance for which you have bought tickets, you can exchange your tickets for another performance. When you cancel your purchase, the value of the tickets will be credited to your user account. This credit can be used for tickets to performances within the current season, but it is not valid for gift vouchers or season tickets. The credit of your user account will expire at the end of the season, currently on 31 May 2019 at the latest.

Tickets to the Finnish National Opera and Ballet are sold by the oopperabaletti.fi online store, the FNO box office and Stockmann department stores. Ticket prices in the online store and box office are the same, but the Stockmann service desks charge a service fee of €1.50 per ticket or season ticket.

Online store

Choose e-ticket as your delivery method. You can print your ticket yourself or show it on the screen of your mobile device upon entry to the performance. There is no service fee for e-tickets. The ticket(s) will be sent to you in PDF format via email and you can forward them to other people in your party. Any e-tickets you purchase will be saved in your user account. If necessary, just sign in to your account to print them again.

Bookings

You can book tickets by telephone or at the FNO box office. Tickets cannot be booked in the online store or at Stockmann service desks. A charge of €5 applies to each booking. The bookings for individual tickets are valid for 1–2 weeks, but the tickets must be collected no later than 2 days before the performance. If you have a valid user account, you can also pay for any tickets you have booked in our online store.

You can order tickets and pay them by credit card or invoice by calling the FNO box office. We will ask for your credit card details (Visa, Eurocard, MasterCard, AMEX, Diners) and charge your card for the total amount of your ticket order. You can choose to have your tickets sent to you by email or post. The delivery charge is €10 per delivery.

When collecting the tickets you have booked at Stockmann, the Stockmann service fee of €1.50 per ticket will be added to the €1.50 per ticket booking fee.   

Payment options

Our online store accepts all the major cards (Visa, Eurocard, MasterCard, AMEX, Diners), online bank transfer, user account credit, and online gift vouchers for the season currently on sale.

The FNO box office accepts cash, debit cards, Visa Electron and the major credit cards, as well as Finnish kulttuuriseteli culture vouchers (Smartum, Tyky, Tyky+, Tyky-Online and Virikeseteli), ePassi, Ticket Virike (Mind&Body) sport and cultural card, Edenred card (Ticket Duo) and Smartum Saldo card.

Discounts

Group discounts are valid for select seats from Monday to Thursday. The discounted seats vary by production. The discount for groups of 10–29 people is 5% per ticket and 10% per ticket for groups of 30 or more. You can currently purchase a maximum of 20 tickets for the same performance from the online store. For larger groups, please contact the FNOB group sales at +358 9 4030 2210, Mon–Fri from 9am to 4pm.

Booking terms and conditions

Group bookings are valid for a maximum of 2 months, but the tickets must be collected no later than 30 days before the performance. Please note that group tickets are non-changeable. The booking fee is €5 per booking. The fee is charged upon collection for all bookings of fewer than 30 tickets. The tickets can be collected in the oopperabaletti.fi online store, the FNO box office and at Stockmann department stores.

If you prefer to pay for group tickets by invoice, please contact FNOB group sales. Once you have paid the invoice, you can choose to have your tickets sent to you by post or email. The delivery charge is €10 per delivery (payment terms 7 days).

Lucky dip tickets are priced at 45–55 euro. Each ticket will allocate you the best available seat in the stalls or balcony (valued at 59–79 euro). You can buy Lucky Dip tickets in advance in the online store and exchange them for your actual tickets from 12pm on the day of performance at the FNO box office.

Lucky Dip seats are allocated in order of purchase from a selection of the best available seats chosen by the FNOB. The seats are primarily located in the stalls. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee adjacent seats if you purchase two Lucky Dip tickets. Lucky Dip availability is limited and for selected performances only, with a maximum of 2 tickets per purchase. Lucky Dip sales end on the day before performance or once all the selected seats have been allocated. Lucky Dip tickets are non-changeable and non-refundable.

Besides tickets, you can also buy refreshments from the Opera Restaurant in the new online store. The selection may vary for different performances and dates. When ordering refreshments online, please provide the date of the performance and the size of your party. For pre-orders for groups of more than 20 people and enquiries for private functions, please email us at oopperamyynti(at)kanresta.fi.

According to your selection, the refreshments will be laid out on a table assigned to you either before the performance or for the interval. We will email your table number and location no later than 24 hours before the performance to the address linked to your user account.  

Please note that we cannot guarantee a specific table for orders made via the online store. We may also seat several parties at the same table. You may be assigned a bar height table for enjoying refreshments standing up. Please bring a copy of your order with you, either as a printout or on the screen of your mobile device.

If you are unable to attend the performance, you can cancel any refreshments you have purchased up until 48 hours before the performance. Please note that in order to cancel your order, you must be signed in to your user account at the oopperabaletti.fi online store. The value of the cancelled refreshments will be credited to your user account. This credit can be used for refreshments and tickets within the current season, but it is not valid for gift vouchers or season tickets. The credit of your user account will expire at the end of the season, currently on 31 May 2019 at the latest. Refreshment orders that have not been cancelled or changed by 48 before the performance will not be refunded.

For a comprehensive ingredient listing of our refreshments, please contact our telephone service.

Spring 2018 sales terms and conditions

The terms and conditions are available on the Kanresta website (in Finnish and Swedish).

Our ticket sales partner is Lippupiste. In ticket sales and delivery, we observe the terms and conditions of Lippupiste.  The tickets themselves are priced the same regardless of whether you buy them online, at the FNO box office or at a Lippupiste point of sale.

At this time, the Lippupiste online shop sells regular tickets and pensioner, youth and student tickets. For other types of concession ticket, please visit the FNO box office or a Lippupiste point of sale. You must be prepared to present the card or other document verifying your entitlement to the discount on demand when you arrive at the Opera for the performance.

Please note: The service fees of Lippupiste tickets agents are changing on 1 January 2018. Lippupiste is introducing a new service fee category EUR €4.50 for tickets costing over EUR 50. Tickets collected from elsewhere than the FNO box office will also carry a handling fee of EUR 2. At R-kioski outlets an additional service fee of EUR 1 per ticket will be added. The service fees of the online shop will stay the same, but the new service fee category will also apply in the online shop.

When collected at the FNO box office, the ticket price includes a service dee of  EUR 1.50–3.50. The FNO box office will remain the most cost-effective option for collecting your tickets.

Service fees

A service fee according to the Lippupiste tariff is charged when tickets are sold in the online shop, at the FNO box office or at a Lippupiste point of sale.

Individual tickets (the prices we quote include the service fee):

• For tickets priced EUR 0 to 14.99: service fee EUR 1.50 per ticket
• For tickets priced EUR 15.00 to 29.99: service fee EUR 2.50 per ticket
• For tickets priced EUR 30.00 or more: service fee EUR 3.50 per ticket
• For tickets priced EUR 50.00 or more: service fee EUR 4.50 per ticket (from 1 January 2018, does not apply at the FNO box office)

Tickets collected from elsewhere than the FNO box office will also carry a handling fee of EUR 2. At R kiosks, an additional fee of EUR 1 per ticket will be charged.

Flexi-Ticket:

Exchanges will be allowed if the overall sales situation permits. The ticket must be exchanged no later than one week before the performance. If you exchange your ticket for a more expensive one, you will need to pay the difference. The Flexi-Ticket feature can be added to regular tickets, youth tickets, student tickets and pensioner tickets. A service fee will be charged when the ticket is exchanged. Previously paid service fees will not be refunded.

Means of delivery and delivery fees

Choose the means of delivery that is the most convenient for you.

1. Buy your ticket at the FNO box office or a Lippupiste point of sale. You will only be charged the service fee in addition to the ticket price (service fees quoted above).
2. Buy your ticket in the online shop and print it out yourself (http://www.lippu.fi). Payment in the online shop is made by credit card or online banking IDs. For tickets you print out yourself, a delivery charge of EUR 1 per delivery will be added to the total. Your ticket(s) will be delivered in PDF format to your account in the online shop for printing out. You can also download the ticket(s) to your computer or forward them by e-mail, or you can present your ticket on your smartphone at the Opera on the night. If you have signed up for an Arkkeo account, all the tickets you buy online are automatically stored in your document archive (for more information, visit www.arkkeo.com). Please print out your ticket if you have a Lucky Dip ticket or if you are specifically asked to print it out. 
3. You may wish to be invoiced for your tickets, particularly in the case of group bookings. To do this, please phone group sales at the FNO or send an e-mail to liput[at]opera.fi. Once you have paid the invoice you receive, your tickets will be sent to you by mail or e-mail, as requested by you. The delivery fee for this is from EUR 10 per order (terms of payment 7 days).
4. You may also order your tickets by phone and pay by credit card. To do this, please phone group sales at the FNO or Lippupiste. We will request your credit card details (Visa, OK, Eurocard, MasterCard, Amex, Diners) and charge the tickets to your card. Your tickets will be sent to you by mail or e-mail, as requested by you. The delivery fee is EUR 10 per delivery in Finland and EUR 20 per delivery abroad.

Please note that the online shop delivery fees are different from delivery fees for phone orders or for tickets booked at the FNO. In the online shop, the fee for delivery by mail is EUR 8.90 per delivery. When booked at the FNO on invoice, the delivery fee is EUR 10 per delivery in Finland and EUR 20 per delivery abroad. If you book your tickets by phone at the FNO box office and pay by credit card, the delivery fee is EUR 10 per delivery, regardless of whether delivery is in Finland or abroad.

The service fees are also different depending on whether you buy your tickets online or book them by phone.

Terms of cancellation

Purchased tickets will not be exchanged (except for Flexi-Tickets) or refunded. In case of a change of programme or of a performance being cancelled due to force majeure, ticket holders will be refunded the price of the ticket within one month of the change or cancellation. The FNO shall not be liable for any other costs.

Means of payment

Means of payment accepted at the FNO box office: debit cards, Visa Electron and major credit cards, and also cultural vouchers (Smartum, Tyky fitness voucher, Tyky-Online and Virikeseteli), the Ticket Mind&Body card, the Ticket Duo card and the Smartum balance card.