Studio123

Studio123 is a three-screen cinema located in Kuusankoski, in what is now the Kouvola region of Finland. It opened in 1985 upon the completion of the Kuusankoskitalo building. The cinema screens films as well as opera and concerts, and it organizes afternoon screenings for older audiences. The entrepreneurs running the theater are Elise Brand and Joonas Viitanen. In autumn 2012, a sister theater called Kino 123 was opened in the Veturi shopping center in Tervaskangas; Brand and Viitanen have been its entrepreneurs since 2022. Together, the two theaters employ 21 people in addition to their entrepreneurs. There is also a cinema named Studio 123 in Järvenpää. The cinema has three auditoriums: Studio1 with 136 seats and Dolby Digital 7.1 EX, Studio2 with 113 seats and Dolby Digital 5.1, and Studio3 with 79 seats and Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS. Between 2009 and 2011, the theater replaced its old 35mm film projectors with Barco digital projection equipment in all auditoriums. For 3D screenings, it uses XpanD 3D technology, which is the most commonly used 3D system in Finnish cinemas and employs shutter technology to create the illusion of depth.

Studio123 opened in 1985 when the Kuusankoskitalo building was completed in Kuusankoski, Finland. The cinema was established as a three-screen theater and has since been a cultural venue in the region. In autumn 2012, a sister theater named Kino 123 was opened in the Veturi shopping center in Tervaskangas. Elise Brand and Joonas Viitanen have been entrepreneurs of Kino 123 since 2022. Between 2009 and 2011, Studio123 upgraded its projection technology, replacing 35mm film projectors with Barco digital projection systems in all auditoriums. The cinema also adopted XpanD 3D technology for 3D screenings. Today, Studio123 continues to operate as a cinema in the Kouvola area, offering a mix of film, opera, and concert screenings, and employing 21 people alongside its entrepreneurs.

• 2022

  Elise Brand and Joonas Viitanen became entrepreneurs of Kino 123.

• 2012

  Sister theater Kino 123 opened in the Veturi shopping center in Tervaskangas.

• 2011

  Completed the transition to digital projection in all auditoriums.

• 2009

  Began replacing 35mm film projectors with Barco digital projection systems.

• 1985

  Studio123 opened upon the completion of the Kuusankoskitalo building.

Local cinema offering diverse programming including films, opera, and concerts, with a focus on accessibility for older audiences.

• Studio1

  136 seats, Dolby Digital 7.1 EX

• Studio2

  113 seats, Dolby Digital 5.1

• Studio3

  79 seats, Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS

1. 1Studio123 - Wikipedia (Finnish)fi.wikipedia.org
2. 2Studio123 - Wikidatawikidata.org