Institutet

Institutet is a Swedish theatre and performance group founded in 2008 in Malmö that has been based since 2018 in Vitsaniemi in Tornedalen, near Hedenäset. It works from the former Vitsaniemi old school, a building shared with the village association, and is supported by the Swedish Arts Council, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and Region Norrbotten. The group stages a festival in Vitsaniemi, with the 2026 edition held on 7 to 9 August.