Behind 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 fast-paced, cheerfully irreverent and remarkably topical comedy about Finnish reality TV, everyday life and relationships colliding, resulting in a firework-like parody of today’s television world. Maija and Matti are relaxing on their sofa and trying to enjoy an ordinary evening at home—but ordinary life quickly disappears when one absurd reality-TV format after another floods the screen. The audience is taken through the full lineup of a fictional TV channel: from romantic dating shows to food analytics, extreme travel and retreats, 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 cutting wit: What happens when television no longer just entertains—but changes everyday life? Eventually, the reality of Maija and Matti’s home collides so forcefully with the world of television that the boundary between performance and life begins to dissolve—in a way that is at once recognisable, warm and completely 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 make a reservation by emailing lipunmyynti@siilinjarventeatteri.fi or calling 046 921 9378. Restaurant services are available in the Maisemasali, and the same building is also home to, among others, Ravintola Hillside and Hophaus Tahko.

**Theatre packages and groups**

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