Sirje Karis (née Jädal; born on August 9, 1956) is an Estonian museologist who has been the spouse of the president of Estonia since October 11, 2021.

From 1974 to 1981, Sirje Karis worked as a curator of the philosophy library of the University of Tartu library, from 1981 to 2000 as a researcher, chief treasurer, head of the restoration department and museologist at the museum of history of the University of Tartu.

[1] On June 8, 2022, she announced that she would resign on June 30, 2022, because the Tartu city government did not provide money for the renewal of the permanent exhibition of the city museum from 2024, and this exhibition renewal had been Karis' main promise and goal since running for office.

Sirje Karis has edited the manuals "Assessment of the level of maintenance of collections" (2008) and "Care instructions for costumes and textiles for museums" (2007) and participated in the working group for the compilation of "21st century Estonian museums.

Sirje Karis is a member of the National Thought Award Committee of the University of Tartu and a member of the Council of SA Tartu Cultural Capital, a member of the Council of the Viljandi Museum, head of the Advisory Council of the Estonian National Museum[3] and participates in the work of the Compatriots Program Archive Projects Committee.