The new director of Åbo Svenska Teater is Kira-Emmi Pohtokari, master of theater arts

Pohtorikari was part of ÅST’s Myrskyluoto Maija in 2016.

Kira-Emmi Pohtokari.
Kira-Emmi Pohtokari will start in Turku on August 1, 2023.

The new director of Åbo Svenska Teater (ÅST) has been elected.

The board of Åbo Svenska Teater elected a new director at its meeting on Tuesday.

Pohtokari has worked as a director and artistic director of the Student Theater in Helsinki, among other places. Currently, Pohtokari is participating in the Själarnas ö production of Svenska Teatern in Helsinki, says ÅST in its announcement.

In Turku, Pohtokari participated in ÅST’s Myrskyluoto Maija in 2016.