Folkteatern, Regional theatre in Järntorget, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Folkteatern is a regional theatre at Järntorget in Gothenburg, housed in the Folkets hus building. It has three stages: Stora Scenen with 329 seats on a movable raked auditorium, Lilla Scenen, a black box of about 60 seats, and Foajéscenen, used for concerts and talks. About fifty people work there, varying with the season's repertoire.

The first theatre named Folkteatern opened in 1897 in Lorensbergsparken and burned down in 1942. The present house at Järntorget was inaugurated in 1952 inside Folkets hus, with Carl-Axel Heiknert as first director from 1954. When Folkets hus could no longer run it, the Folkteatern i Göteborg economic association was formed in June 1958 by trade unions and tenants' associations, and a permanent ensemble was created that year.

The theatre's name, Folkteatern ("People's Theatre"), reflects its founding aim to produce theatre for the working class, an audience previously served mainly by upper-class entertainment. Since 1958 it has been owned by an economic association of trade unions, tenants' associations and study organisations, and many Swedish playwrights, including Kent Andersson and Bengt Bratt, have written works directly for its stages.

The venue offers complete wheelchair access throughout its spaces, making visits comfortable for people with different mobility needs. Booking tickets and checking what is playing can be done online before arriving.

Since 1 January 2021 the theatre has been run as Folkteatern Västra Götaland AB, a limited company wholly owned by the Folkteatern i Göteborg economic association. Its members come from around 300 organisations, among them trade unions, tenants' associations and study federations. The building at Järntorget opened in 1952.