Finnkino
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cinema |
| Founded | 1986 |
Area served | Finland |
| Owner | AMC Theatres |
| Parent | Nordic Cinema Group |
| Website | https://finnkino.fi |
Finnkino Oyis aFinnishfilm distributorand the biggest cinema chain in Finland. It was established in 1986 as a union of 34 companies working in the film industry. In 1994, Finnkino was acquired by theRautakirjaGroup, which became a division of theSanoma Groupin 1999.[1]Finnkino operates a total of 16 cinemas in eleven cities. It also has subsidiaries inLatvia,LithuaniaandEstonia,operated under the names ofForum Cinemasand Forum Distribution. In early 2017, Finnkino and other Scandinavian and Baltic cinema chains were acquired byAMC Theatresas part of its acquisition of Nordic Cinema Group.
Finnkino's biggest movie theatre multiplex isTennispalatsiinHelsinkiand its headquarters are located in Ruskeasuo, Helsinki.
In 2006, Finnkino took over Finnish theatrical distribution for films byUnited International Pictures' partner studios,Paramount Pictures(including films byDreamWorks) andUniversal Pictures,after UIP decided to move its Finnish distribution base fromBuena Vista Internationalfor several years.
Theatres
[edit]As of 2025, Finnkino runs a total of seventeen different multiplex movie theaters in twelve Finnish cities:[2]
| The theaters of Finnkino | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City | Name | Number of screens | Other |
| Espoo | Omena | 7 | Is located in the shopping centre "Iso Omena"(Big Apple), also contains an" ISENSE "auditorium |
| Sello | 6 | Is located in the shopping centre that also bears the name "Sello" | |
| Helsinki | Kinopalatsi | 10 | |
| Tennispalatsi | 14 | Contains an "ISENSE" auditorium | |
| Itis | 7 | Contains Finland's onlyIMAXscreen, is located in the shopping centre that also bears the name "Itis" | |
| Maxim | 2 | Finland's oldest still operating movie theater | |
| Jyväskylä | Fantasia | 6 | |
| Kuopio | Scala | 7 | |
| Lahti | Kuvapalatsi | 6 | |
| Lappeenranta | Strand | 4 | |
| Oulu | Plaza | 8 | |
| Pori | Promenadikeskus | 5 | |
| Raisio | Luxe Mylly Raisio | 6 | The first "LUXE" cinema in the Nordic countries in Raisio'sMyllyshopping centre. The theatre has only premium screens. |
| Tampere | Cine Atlas | 4 | |
| Plevna | 10 | ||
| Turku | Kinopalatsi | 9 | Contains an "ISENSE" auditorium |
| Vantaa | Flamingo | 6 | Is located in the shopping centre that bears the same name |
References
[edit]- ^"History of the Rautakirja Group".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-28.Retrieved2006-12-26.
- ^"Finnkino Teatterit (in Finnish)".Retrieved2021-01-08.
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