Major critical acclaim and nearly 400,000 spectators at leading venues in 40 countries on 6 continents have established Tero Saarinen Company as one of Europe’s leading dance companies since its foundation in 1996. The group’s dance films and videos, all international co-productions, have been available to almost 30 million viewers in more than 60 countries on channels such as Mezzo, Arte, Yle and SVT, and at numerous film festivals. Tero Saarinen Company provides work for about 80 individuals each year, ten of them on monthly salaries. The Company’s operations are supported by Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture and The City of Helsinki.