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 breathless, good-humoured and irreverent comedy that is strikingly topical. It explores what happens when Finnish reality TV, everyday life and relationships collide, creating a fireworks-fast parody of today’s television world. Maija and Matti are enjoying an ordinary evening at home on the sofa—but any sense of normality quickly disappears as one increasingly absurd reality-TV format after another floods the screen.

The audience is taken through the programming of an entire fictional TV channel: from romantic dating shows and food analytics to extreme travel, retreats and quintessentially Finnish survival stories. Every encounter, new show and expert is a delicious caricature of what happens when the logic of entertainment meets the Finnish mindset. The play asks, with gentle but cutting 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 so forcefully with the world of television that the line between performance and life begins to blur—recognisably, warmly and utterly absurdly.

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

**Tickets and theatre packages**

Theatre tickets cost €29 per person. Buy tickets at Lippu.fi or make a reservation by emailing lipunmyynti@siilinjarventeatteri.fi or calling 046 921 9378. Restaurant services are available in Maisemasali, and nearby in the same building are, 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 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.