Kaisa Korhonen

Kaisa Korhonen
Korhonen in 2008
Born
Kaisa Korhonen

(1941-07-20)20 July 1941
Sotkamo, Finland
Died25 April 2024(2024-04-25) (aged 82)
Helsinki, Finland
Alma materAalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Occupations
  • Theatre director
  • actor
  • singer
  • dramaturge
Years active1962–2012
Spouses
(m. 1965; div. 1988)
Matti Tapio Rasila
(m. 1991)
RelativesKusti Vihtori (father) and Kirsti Johanna Korhonen (mother)
Kalle and Jussi Chydenius (sons)

Kaisa Korhonen (20 July 1941 – 25 April 2024) was a Finnish theatre director, actor, singer and dramaturge. She was a central figure in the Finnish leftist music scene of the 1960s and 1970s, appearing both as a solo artist, and with KOM-teatteri. After her singing career, Korhonen became an accomplished director and teacher of theatre directing.