Anna-Kaisa Koski

Co-founder and co-director Anna-Kaisa Koski (she/her) brings to Punos her vast experience in working at the intersections of the cultural field and climate action. Anna-Kaisa is a Creative Climate Leader trained by Julie’s Bicycle (UK).

Currently, Anna-Kaisa conducts doctoral research on contemporary art and energy cultures at The Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies at the University of Jyväskylä. She holds Master’s degrees in Curating (Aalto University, 2012) and Arts Research (University of Jyväskylä, 2013).

Anna-Kaisa has been part of the steering group of the climate campaign Coal-free Finland (Hiilivapaa Suomi), specializing in strategy and fundraising development. For over a decade, she has been an active organizer in both arts and climate grassroots initiatives and NGO’s. In recent years, she has been tutoring sustainability trainings provided for museums by the Finnish Museums Association.

Anna-Kaisa was part of the project team behind rethinking and realizing the concept for the renewed Helsinki City Museum that opened in 2016. The following year, the museum was granted the Finnish Museum of the Year Award by the Finnish Museums Association and ICOM Finland, and the International Award of the 2017 Museum + Heritage Awards. Her more recent work includes managing a stakeholder development project for Lusto – The Finnish Forest Museum, resulting in the publication ‘The Lusto Model’ (2020).

As a freelance curator-facilitator, Anna-Kaisa’s recent collaborations have included the inaugural edition of Rauma Triennale (2019), the early-stage development of a new arts organization Feminist Culture House (2019) and ‘Stony Silence’ workshop series in Helsinki Children’s Culture Centre (2018).

Anna-Kaisa is based out of Helsinki, Finland, where she can be spotted at the contemporary dance performances, exhibitions, concerts, and film screenings.