Photographer Eino Partanen (1902–1962) recorded the Viipuri theatre scene for a period of ten years (1929–39). His images offer a visual record of not only the professional theatres, but of the Sorvali Workers’ Stage as well. All negatives of Partanen’s theatre images have been lost. The majority of pictures appearing in this exhibition have been digitized from postcard-sized photographs Viipuri residents purchased of their favourite performances. These postcards served as advertisements for the theatre and were sent to friends, who later donated them to institutions such as the South Karelia Museum in Lappeenranta. Images showcasing Viipuri theatres also appear in several individual collections, including a gift from the Wiipuri Archives Society, held at the archives of the Theatre Museum in Helsinki. The actors Rauli Tuomi and Liisa Tuomi, children of the theatre director Arvi Tuomi, launched their careers in Viipuri, and Liisa Tuomi’s family archives contain a wealth interesting images, many of which have been selected for use in this exhibition. Despite the fact that other photographers also photographed productions in Viipuri, this exhibition features only those taken by Partanen and stamped Helios Oy. The photographs used were chosen on the basis of their photographic quality and the representativeness of their contents. This online exhibition was adapted from an exhibition shown at the Hermitage–Vyborg Exhibition Centre during summer 2012, the Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg in autumn 2012 and the Theatre Museum in 2013. That exhibition was a tribute to Eino Partanen by his daughter, the photographer Aila Teräväinen. Teräväinen passed away in 2015.