Marja Merisalo (born on 3 April 1965 Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish choreographer, dancer, director and cultural coordinator.
Marja Merisalo has worked as a choreographer, dancer, actor, producer as well as a director of theatre and dance projects.
Merisalo worked in the city of Pori as the Regional Artist under the Ministry of Education and Culture during the years 2009–2011.
She has been touring with the group's productions internationally in West End - London, Manhattan - New York City, Milan, Rome, Geneva, Basel, Istanbul and Ankara.
[7][8][9] She has also created numerous dance and theatre projects, one of the latest being "Echoes from Karelia", which brings together a fusion of traditional Karelian folk culture with modern elements.