Marjo Poutanen appointed Director of KAMU Espoo City Museum

The Director of the City Museum serves as head of the service area and is responsible for its development, as well as for financial and administrative duties and the museum’s societal relations. The museum also carries out cultural environment responsibilities as a regional responsibility museum. The KAMU museum family includes KAMU WeeGee at Exhibition Centre WeeGee, Glims Farmstead Museum, Villa Museum Villa Rulludd, Lagstad School Museum, and Pentala Archipelago Museum.

Marjo Poutanen has extensive experience from the Vantaa museums. Over the years, she has led the Vantaa Art Museum Artsi and the Vantaa City Museum. Since the beginning of 2020, she has headed the service unit consisting of these two museums. Poutanen is also a board member of the Finnish Museums Association, the Foundation of the Technology Museum, and the Helinä Rautavaara Ethnographic Museum Foundation.

“I am delighted to join the activities of KAMU Espoo City Museum. The museum is undergoing exciting renewals, such as the development of KAMU WeeGee. It has always been a pleasure to collaborate with KAMU’s museum professionals, and I very much look forward to working in Espoo”, says Marjo Poutanen.

Marjo Poutanen holds a Master of Philosophy degree and will begin her new position on 1 February 2026.

“We are very pleased to welcome Marjo, a well-connected professional in the museum field, to lead KAMU. She has strong leadership experience and has received particular praise for her people management skills and goal-oriented leadership. I am extremely happy that we are gaining a highly competent professional with deep knowledge of the field and its networks to lead KAMU”, says Cultural Director Susanna Tommila.