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Finnkino

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Finnkino Oy
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryCinema
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Area served
Finland
OwnerAMC Theatres
ParentNordic Cinema Group
Websitehttps://finnkino.fi

Finnkino Oy is a Finnish film distributor and producer 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 the Rautakirja Group, which became a division of the Sanoma Group in 1999.[1] Finnkino operates a total of 16 cinemas in eleven cities. It also has subsidiaries in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, operated under the names of Forum Cinemas and Forum Distribution. In early 2017, Finnkino and other Scandinavian and Baltic cinema chains were acquired by AMC Theatres as part of its acquisition of Nordic Cinema Group.

Finnkino's biggest movie theatre multiplex is Tennispalatsi in Helsinki and its headquarters are located in Ruskeasuo, Helsinki.

In 2006, Finnkino took over Finnish theatrical distribution for films by United International Pictures' partner studios, Paramount Pictures (including films by DreamWorks) and Universal Pictures, after UIP decided to move its Finnish distribution base from Buena Vista International for several years.

Theatres

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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 only IMAX screen, 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's Mylly shopping 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

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  1. ^ "History of the Rautakirja Group". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
  2. ^ "Finnkino Teatterit (in Finnish)". Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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