Norrbottensteatern (The

Norrbotten Norrbotten (), sometimes called North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (''landskap'') in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland. Administration The traditional provinces of Swede ...

Theater), is a Swedish regional theater company located in

Luleå Luleå ( , , locally ; ; ) is a Cities in Sweden, city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the County Administrative Boards of Sweden, capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban ...

The theater company

The company was formed in 1967, and was the first Swedish theater company with a regional mission. It has as its duties to play theater to adults and children in

and the 13

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of the

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County (, Meänkieli/, ) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf ...

. The theater is funded by the

Luleå Municipality Luleå Municipality () is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Luleå, which is also the county seat of Norrbotten County. Localities There are 18 localities (or urban areas) in Luleå Municipality: ...

and is run as a foundation.

The theater house

The theater house was built in 1986, and is situated in the northern harbor in

. The house is built as three wooden houses linked together, and mimics the boathouses that was situated in the harbour prior to the theater. A fourth house holds the regional dance centre, and the fifth the Luleå theater academy. The house holds three stages.

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* {{authority control Theatre companies in Sweden Norrbotten Buildings and structures in Norrbotten County Culture in Luleå County theatres in Sweden 1967 establishments in Sweden 20th-century establishments in Norrbotten County