Anni Mikkelsson was elected director of the Kajaani Theater

Anni Mikkelsson has been elected the new director of Kajaani Theater. Mikkelsson has previously worked in the theater as a director.

Anni Mikkelsson was elected director of the Kajaani Theater
Pictured is a White Sea play written and directed by Anni Mikkelsson. The premiere of the work was in Kajaani in February. Photo: Ia Samoil

Mikkelsson has previously worked as a director at the Kajaani Theater.

A woman is standing in the middle of a theater stage.  Six people are dancing around her. 

ANNA POLO

Anni Mikkelsson has been elected the new director of Kajaani Theater. Mikkelsson has previously worked in the theater as a director.

The election was decided by the city's Board of Education in a closed ballot by 6 to 5 votes. The second candidate in the vote was Juha Vuorinen, who was the director at the Rovaniemi and Kokkola city theaters.

Lucina Hänninen, Director of Education, had made a winning proposal to elect Mikkelsson. He describes Mikkelsson as a new leader who is knowledgeable, committed, and local.

The theater staff had also expressed their support for Mikkelsson's choice in advance.

The term of office will begin in early October. The agreement is for five years and also includes a two-year option.

At its meeting on Tuesday, the Kajaani Education Board also decided to elect Mika Tiihonen as Director of Early Childhood Education and Joni Rahja as Director of the Library.

The matter has been corrected on 12.4. at 9.52 pm: Lucina Hänninen was originally mentioned in the story as the chairman of the Education Committee. He is the director of education.