Through the Screen

Tahkon Talviteatteri presents the comedy *Ruudun takaa* during the 2026–2027 season. Performances take place in the Maisemasali at Break Sokos Hotel Tahko from 13 November 2026 to 12 March 2027.

*Ruudun takaa* is a breathlessly fast-paced, cheerfully irreverent and remarkably topical comedy about Finnish reality TV, everyday life and relationships colliding, resulting in a fireworks-paced parody of today’s television world. Maija and Matti are relaxing on their sofa and trying to spend an ordinary evening at home—but ordinary life quickly disappears when a succession of increasingly absurd reality formats floods the screen. The audience is taken through the entire lineup of an imaginary TV channel: from romantic dating shows to food analytics, extreme travel to retreats, and all the way to quintessentially Finnish survival stories. Every encounter, new series and expert is a delicious caricature of what happens when the logic of entertainment meets the Finnish mentality.

The play asks, with gentle but incisive wit: What happens when television no longer just entertains—but changes everyday life? In the end, the reality of Maija and Matti’s home collides with the world of television so forcefully that the boundary between performance and life begins to melt away—at once recognisable, warm and utterly outrageous.

The production is by Siilinjärven Teatteri. The play was written by Maija Rissanen and Mikko Laitinen. It is directed by theatre director and Master of Theatre Arts (TeM) Sanna Saarela.

**Tickets and theatre packages**

Theatre tickets cost €29 per person. Buy tickets from Lippu.fi or reserve by emailing lipunmyynti@siilinjarventeatteri.fi or calling 046 921 9378. Restaurant services are available in the Maisemasali, and Ravintola Hillside and Hophaus Tahko also operate in the same building.

**Theatre packages and groups**

Theatre and pre-Christmas buffet: €78 per person. Reservations: sales.peeassa@sok.fi. Also ask about theatre, hotel and buffet packages, interval refreshments or other meals. For individual hotel bookings, the best rates are available online at www.sokoshotels.fi.