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Emilie Christina Gardberg (born June 28th 1976 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish cultural management professional.

Emilie Gardberg has worked as the director of the Turku Music Festival 2008–2012  and the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra 2012–2017. In the Fall 2017 she was a scholar at the prestigious Wilson Center think-tank in Washington DC . Since then she has been working as development director at Wiurila Manor in Halikko.

Gardberg graduated as Master of Arts from Columbia University in New York 2008 and as Bachelor of Arts from the Turku Arts Academy in 2001. She often acts as visiting lecturer in universities teaching cultural management and leadership. In September 2018 she will begin as director of the Finnish Institute in London, England.

Emilie Gardberg has been board chairman of the Turku Musical Society (the oldest society in Finland, founded in 1790) 2010-2016.