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, cheerfully irreverent and remarkably topical comedy about Finnish reality TV, everyday life and relationships colliding in a firework-paced parody of today’s television landscape. Maija and Matti are relaxing on their sofa and trying to spend an ordinary evening at home—but ordinary life quickly disappears as one increasingly absurd reality-TV format after another floods the screen.

The audience is taken through the programming of an entire imaginary TV channel: from romantic dating shows and food analysis to extreme travel, retreats and quintessentially Finnish survival stories. Every encounter, new show and expert is a delightful caricature of what happens when the logic of entertainment meets the Finnish mentality. The play asks, with gentle but pointed wit: What happens when television no longer just entertains—but changes everyday life? Ultimately, the reality of Maija and Matti’s home collides with the television world so forcefully that the boundary between performance and life begins to dissolve—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 theatre director and Master of Arts in Theatre, Sanna Saarela.

**Tickets and theatre packages**

Theatre tickets cost €29 per person. Buy tickets through Lippu.fi or book by email at lipunmyynti@siilinjarventeatteri.fi or by phone at 046 921 9378. Restaurant services are available in Maisemasali, and Ravintola Hillside and Hophaus Tahko also serve guests in the same building.

**Theatre packages and groups**

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