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Press releases
You can read Finnish National Opera and Ballet press releases in our newsroom.
As a member of the media, you can subscribe to our press releases via email by filling in a registration form in our media bank.
To update your contact details, please email us at press[at]opera.fi.
Press photos
As a member of the media, you have free access to the FNOB media bank. for use in conjunction with stories about the Finnish National Opera and Ballet. To receive a user ID for the media bank, please register online. Please note that it may take 1-3 business days to process your registration request. If you have an urgent need for photos, please contact the FNOB Press Office at press[at]opera.fi. If your contact information changes, please let us know by sending an email to the same address.
User credentials to the media bank are only available to members of the media. For photos for any other partner project, please get in touch with your contact person at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet directly.
You can update your contact details for the media bank via My info (found in the top right corner of the page after sign-in). If you have also subscribed to our press releases, please let us know your new email address via email at press[at]opera.fi.
Interview requests
If you would like to request an interview with any of the Finnish National Opera or Ballet artists or other FNOB employees, please contact the FNOB Press Office at press[at]opera.fi. 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 Finnish National Opera and Ballet may request press tickets through the FNOB Press Office at press[at]opera.fi.
Other media representatives may purchase tickets to any performance at a discounted rate one week before the performance, unless the performance is sold out. The discount varies by production and performance and does not apply to returns. To receive the media discount, you must show a valid membership card from the Union of Journalists in Finland or an affidavit from your employer indicating that you work in media.
Annual reports
The annual reports of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet are available online in PDF format. For a printed copy of an annual report, please email the FNOB Press Office at press[at]opera.fi
Contact us
We’re at your service:
Communications Manager Katja Jokinen (09) 4030 2322
Communications Specialist Matilda Gronow 050 430 2449 – ballet productions and the Ballet School
Communications Specialist Petra Rönkä 050 413 2421 – opera productions
Communications Specialist Jussi Iltanen (09) 4030 2223 – ballet productions and the Ballet School (out of office until 1 Dec 2024)
press[at]opera.fi, firstname.lastname[at]opera.fi