Henrikki Tenkanen

Henrikki Tenkanen is a researcher and educator at the University of Helsinki, affiliated with the Department of Geosciences and Geography, the Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), and the Institute for Urban Studies (Urbaria). As an Adjunct Professor and doctoral program supervisor, he focuses on urban accessibility, mobility, and geospatial data analysis.

Research Interests: His work bridges Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Urban Accessibility, and Spatial Data Analysis, with notable contributions to leveraging mobile phone data and social media for environmental and urban studies. Recent projects explore human-scale cities, cycling infrastructure, and planetary boundaries in transportation planning.

Scientific Awards:

• Apps4Finland challenge award 2014
• ProGIS ry's thesis award 2014
• Best talk at DENVI Annual Meeting 2017
• Vuoden SUMutus 2017

Supervision and Collaboration: He has co-supervised MSc theses, including Claudia Bergroth's work on mobile phone data for population dynamics. Active in organizing and participating in conferences like the 15th NECTAR conference, he contributes to peer review and interdisciplinary research networks.