Anna-Kaari Hakkarainen

Anna-Kaari Hakkarainen (b. 1979) is a native of Helsinki and lived her childhood in Kamppi and Lauttasaari. She has worked as editor-in-chief of Muoto magazine and won the Vaasa Prize for Design Journalism. Today, she works as a communications entrepreneur. Hakkarainen holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Art and Design, where she studied visual culture research.

Hakkarainen is an avid outdoorswoman, and she captains a 32-foot sailing boat during the summer. She also enjoys visual arts, museums, and Japanese fencing kendo.

Anna-Kaari Hakkarainen's literary works:

Verkko, Tammi, 2011

Purkaus, Tammi, 2014

Kristallipalatsi, Tammi, 2016

Dioraama, Tammi, 2019

Curiositas. Esineitä, tarinoita 1100–1917, co-edited with Päivi Häikiö, Suomen Kansallismuseo, 2021

Marraseliö, Tammi, 2024