Organization
The National Museum of Finland operates within the Finnish Heritage Agency, which is an agency under the Ministry of Education and Culture. The Director General of the National Museum of Finland, which functions as a department of the Finnish Heritage Agency, is appointed by the Minister of Science and Culture.
The organization of the National Museum of Finland
The National Museum of Finland is headed by the Director General. In addition to the Director of Museum Services and the Director of Communications, the management is supported by a group consisting of the heads of the museum’s units. Administrative and facilities services, as well as communications and marketing, are provided by the Finnish Heritage Agency.
The National Museum of Finland’s main site is the National Museum in Helsinki. In addition, we operate at nine other museum sites across Finland and at the Collections and Conservation Centre in Vantaa. The National Museum of Finland employs approximately 90 people, and around 100 seasonal employees are recruited for the ten museum sites during the summer season.
The organization of the National Museum of Finland is presented below
Direct email addresses are in the format firstname.lastname(at)museovirasto.fi
Director General
Elina Anttila
Director of Museum Services
Tiina Mertanen
Director of Communications
Päivi Kukkamäki
Collections and research
Senior Curator Sanna Teittinen
Conservation
Senior Curator Eero Ehanti
Collection Centre Services
Head of Collection Centre Services Heidi Rajala
Programmes
Senior Curator Hanna Forssell
Sales
Sales Manager Kirsi Nisonen
Communications and Marketing
Museums
The National Museum
Senior Curator Liisa Lohtander
Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, Tamminiemi and Hvitträsk
Senior Curator Mikko Teräsvirta
Häme Castle, The Prison, Louhisaari Manor and Olavinlinna Castle
Senior Curator Jouni Marjamäki
Maritime Museum of Finland and Langinkoski Imperial Fishing Lodge
Senior Curator Anne Ala-Pöllänen