A Dance Piece Across Finland

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Finland as a Stage is an adventurous and bold solo performance in which dancer Sanna Hento travels roughly 1,500 kilometres from Helsinki to Utsjoki — dancing the entire way. The journey unfolds along highways and paths, through cities and villages, across forests, fields, hills, and fells. Sanna progresses about 20 kilometres per day, dancing every step.

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Audiences may experience the work as a fleeting encounter by the roadside, accompany it for days, or follow it on social media.

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Findand as a Stage takes place among people and communities, on the move, stretching the stage to the size of all Finland.

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Dance: Sanna Hento
Choreography: Sanna Hento and Satu Aavanranta
Producer: Annika Sillander / Sillander Creatives
Assistant: Erik Hento
Production: Ko-kollektiivi

Premiere: 29 April 2026
Duration: approximately five months
Stage size: 338,462 km²

Supported by:

City of Helsinki

City of Espoo

Samuel Huber's artfund

La Porte Au Bois Pour Le Maghreb Oy

Metrosuutarit

Ab Puhepoint Oy

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In collaboration: Kabe-Adria Oy, Glims & Gloms, Isle Art Industries, Helsinki Central Library Oodi, TanssiBuumi, The Regional Dance Center of Central Finland (KSTK),  City of Jyväskylä, The Regional Dance Centre of Ostrobothnia, JoJo – Oulu Dance Centre, Finnish Dance Teacher's Association Stol ry, Finnish Dancesport Association STUL ry