Marja Artamaa was born in Finland, but resides now at the International Headquarters of the Theosophical Society in Adyar from 2014 as the International Secretary. She is retired from positions in Information and Communication Technology.

Marja knew about the Theosophical Society through her parents and grandparents, yet decided to join it independently in 1978 after getting acquainted with a few meditation and spiritual groups that came to Finland. Theosophy provides a wide and deep worldview that made her feel at home. In the field of theosophy, she worked in various functions in a lodge, the board of the Finnish Section, and the European Federation. She was the General Secretary of the Finnish Section from 2007 until 2015, 8 years before moving to Adyar in 2014. 

She feels very happy at Adyar and wishes that many would visit there.