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The Museums of Lappeenranta Office

The Museums of Lappeenranta office is located at the Lappeenranta Fortress.

Visiting address: Kristiinankatu 9
Postal address: PL 239, 53101 Lappeenranta
Telephone: +358 40 587 2274 
eMail: museot(at)lappeenranta.fi

 

Staff email addresses are mainly in the following format: firstname.lastname@lappeenranta.fi.
Check the spelling carefully! For each person, you will find a brief description of their responsibilities and the location of the workstation.

The Office building of the Museums of Lappeenranta

Museum staff

Pia Paukku

Museum director 

Management of the Museums of Lappeenranta, strategic planning and monitoring of operations, HR management, communications and partnerships. Office of Museums. 

pia.paukku@lappeenranta.fi
040 537 0983

Hannu A. Heikkinen
Hannu A. Heikkinen

Museum secretary 

Financial administration and HR management, customer service. Office of Museums.

hannu.a.heikkinen@lappeenranta.fi
040 120 8890

Reija Eeva
Reija Eeva

Chief curator, collections

Management of the collections and research department. The photo collections of the South Karelia Museum and the MuseumPlus collection management system. Office of Museums. 

 

reija.eeva@lappeenranta.fi
040 838 6592

Satu Ståhlberg
Satu Ståhlberg

Chief curator, exhibitions and audience engagement 

Management of the exhibitions and audience engagement department. Planning and production of the exhibitions of the South Karelia museum. Communications. Office of Museums. 

satu.stahlberg@lappeenranta.fi
040 579 5744

Miikka Kurri
Miikka Kurri

Curator, photo collections

Photo Archive of the Lappeenranta Museums: loans, research inquiries, image searches, donations, and other services. Office of Museums.

miikka.kurri@lappeenranta.fi
040 531 0424

Kristiina Pesola
Kristiina Pesola

Researcher, Built heritage 

Building research and protection, authority statements (plans, demolition notices and permits, variance permit applications, etc.), inventory, acting as an expert on cultural environmental values. Supervision of restoration works and renovation advice. Office of Museums. 

 

kristiina.pesola@lappeenranta.fi
040 654 0235

Anna-Maija Tapani

Researcher, Built heritage 

Building research and protection, authority statements (plans, demolition notices and permits, variance permit applications, etc.), inventory, acting as an expert on cultural environmental values. Supervision of restoration works and renovation advice. Office of Museums. 

 

anna-maija.tapani@lappeenranta.fi
040 583 3989

Esa Hertell
Esa Hertell

Archaeologist 

Preparation of authority statements regarding the protection of archaeological cultural heritage, archaeological advice and information service. Office of Museums. 

esa.hertell@lappeenranta.fi
040 610 7322

Marianna Karttunen
Marianna Karttunen

Curator, Regional museum activities 

Promotion of regional museum activities, advice and guidance for local museums in the region, audience engagement and business cooperation. Communications, museum websites.  Office of Museums.

marianna.karttunen@lappeenranta.fi
040 563 1898

Sinikka Myyrä
Sinikka Myyrä

Curator, Art Museum collections 

The Lappeenranta Art Museum collections and enquiries related to the artworks. Regional art museum work, public art. Communications.  

sinikka.myyra@lappeenranta.fi
040 5264120

Mikko Pirinen
Mikko Pirinen

Curator, Exhibitions 

Planning and production of the Lappeenranta Art Museum’s temporary exhibitions. Communications, museum websites. Lappeenranta Art Museum. 

mikko.pirinen@lappeenranta.fi
040 522 6280

Sonja Kinnunen

Curator, Education and communications 

Audience engagement, education, communications and regional art museum work. Lappeenranta Museums events and business cooperation. Museum websites.  

sonja.kinnunen@lappeenranta.fi
040 5637618

Noora Niemi
Noora Niemi

Museum assistant 

The artefact collections of The South Karelia Museum and the MuseumPlus collection management system. Collection Centre Kätkö.

noora.niemi@lappeenranta.fi
040 715 3345

Jaana Solakuja
Jaana Solakuja

Museum assistant 

Collections of The South Karelia Museum. Working hours Mon–Thu 8.00–13.00. Collection Centre Kätkö.

jaana.solakuja@lappeenranta.fi
040 197 8990

Marjukka Piiparinen

Museum assistant 

Collection work. Design of museum shop products based on collections. Collection Centre Kätkö.

marjukka.piiparinen@lappeenranta.fi
040 541 3325

Tuomas Nokelainen
Tuomas Nokelainen

Museum assistant 

Photography, digitization and graphic design. Office of Museums. 

tuomas.nokelainen@lappeenranta.fi
040 680 1798

Miia Hietala
Miia Hietala

Service manager

Team manager. Customer service and guidance in various museum locations. Museum shops. Social media. Responding to customer feedback. The South Karelia Museum. 

miia.hietala@lappeenranta.fi
040 502 8546

Pasi  Lankinen
Pasi Lankinen

Museum assistant 

Customer service at the various museum sites. Group bookings. The South Karelia Museum.  

pasi.lankinen@lappeenranta.fi
040 735 1615

Kajo Melanen

Museum assistant 

Customer service at the various museum sites. Guided tours. The Cavalry Museum. 

kajo.melanen@lappeenranta.fi
040 8494 275

Päivi Kumpulainen-Kaihera
Päivi Kumpulainen-Kaihera

Museum assistant 

Customer service at the various museum sites. Museum shops and their marketing. The South Karelia Museum.  


                    

paivi.kumpulainen-kaihera@lappeenranta.fi
040 735 3674

Marja-Liisa Tams
Marja-Liisa Tams

Museum assistant 

Customer service at the various museum sites and guided tours in the Wolkoff House Museum. Museum shops, communications and museum websites. Lappeenranta Art Museum.

marja-liisa.tams@lappeenranta.fi
040 556 2269

Sari Piironen

Museum assistant 

Customer service at the various museum sites. Lappeenranta Art Museum.

sari.piironen@lappeenranta.fi
040 130 9196

Riikka Jäväjä
Riikka Jäväjä

Conservator 

Collection work (artefact and art collections), preventive conservation, textile conservation. The South Karelia Museum.  

riikka.javaja@lappeenranta.fi
040 159 6687

Matti Väyrynen

Museum technician 

Construction and dismantling of exhibitions. Technical works. Lappeenranta Art Museum. 

matti.vayrynen@lappeenranta.fi
040 6279 303

Samuli Poutanen

Museum technician 

Construction and dismantling of exhibitions. Technical works. Lappeenranta Art Museum. 

samuli.poutanen@lappeenranta.fi
040 615 5223

Vesa Hulkkonen

Museum technician 

Construction and dismantling of exhibitions. Technical works. Lappeenranta Art Museum. 

Working hours Mon–Wed.

vesa.hulkkonen@lappeenranta.fi
0407677045

Aleksi Kiiski

Collections, collection spaces and technology. Technical work. Collection Centre Kätkö.

aleksi.kiiski@lappeenranta.fi
0406256370