Kaisu Lahikainen is a Finnish translator from Estonian. She has a PhD from Helsinki University on 1988, PhD 1991. Main focus: Fenno-ugrian languages, side focus: Finnish literature, Finnish, folkart and art history.

Worked as an editor for Karjala-lehti (1985-88) and editor in chief for the same paper (1988-91), freelance editor and translator into Finnish as well as Estonian teacher (1991–2007), project coordinator and secretary for Karelian Union East Karelia part (1997–2002), Finnish language and literature teacher (2002-2020).