Orion

strandedatthecinema on February 15, 2014 at 5:28 pm

Well-preserved, modest size. Nice lobby, fairly simple decor in the auditorium. Comfy seats and reasonable ticket prices. I only wish the lobby was five times bigger with a cafe…

Located in a pleasant neighbourhood in central Helsinki with shops, bars, cafes, and restaurants nearby.

hugovk on October 5, 2009 at 5:07 am

Kino is Finnish for cinema, and this cinema is known simply as Orion, not Kino Orion.

A cinema first opened here in 1929 and it has had many named in the past:

BIO ATHENA 04.03.1928 – 1929,
RITZ 31.03.1929 – 1930,
ATEENA 01.01.1931 – 1934,
ATHENA 04.03.1934 – 1961,
ATHENA-STUDIO 22.09.1961 â€" 1964,
ATHENA 03.01.1964 – May 1964,
ORION 22.5.1964 – present.

The national audiovisual archive (KAVA) (formerly the Finnish film archive, SEA) have been operating the cinema since 09.10.1984.

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hugovk on October 4, 2009 at 2:49 pm

Here’s a general photo of the building containing the cinema and lots of flats. Nowadays you enter the cinema through the foyer, but the exit hall is shared with residents.
http://www.korttelit.fi/rakennus.php/id/738

Arkkitehti/architect: Selim A. Lindqvist
Rakennusvuosi/contruction year: 1908
Kaupunginosa/city neighbourhood: Kamppi
Kortteli/block name: Telkkä

Helsinki city blocks are named after animals and plants. Telkkä is the Common Goldeneye sea duck, Bucephala clangula.

More photos:
2005 exterior: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tietoukka/3794330997/
2006 interior: View link
2007 exterior: http://www.flickr.com/photos/me_maya/2155984832/
2008 programme: View link
2008 exterior: View link
2008 exterior: View link