Kaarlo Hildén

Kaarlo Hildén is university’s rector from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2025. Kaarlo Hildén (MMus) has been the dean of the Sibelius Academy since 2017, the dean of Faculty of Classical Music of the Sibelius Academy since 2010 and from 2007 to 2010, he was the programme director of Hanasaari Swedish–Finnish Cultural Centre. Prior to that, he was the music education director of Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia for seven years.

Hildén has taught the piano, free accompaniment, and music theory at the Sibelius Academy and Helsinki Conservatory of Music.