Rutzenham is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is one of the smaller communities within the district, which lies in the Hausruckviertel region of the state.
The municipality is situated in the Alpine foothills of Upper Austria, an area characterised by rolling farmland, scattered woods and small settlements rather than a dense urban core. Like many rural municipalities in the Vöcklabruck district, it consists of a number of small hamlets and farmsteads grouped around a modest centre.
Administratively, Rutzenham belongs to the Vöcklabruck district, whose administrative seat is the town of Vöcklabruck. The municipality is part of Upper Austria, the federal state whose capital is Linz.