Riikka Alakoski

Riikka Alakoski serves as a Lecturer at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Education and is affiliated with the Viikki Teacher Training School. She is also a Doctoral Researcher in the Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture.

Her research focuses on mathematics education within innovative learning environments, particularly examining the interaction and emotional climate in mathematics lessons for third and fourth-grade students. Dr. Alakoski investigates the tensions between learning environments and pedagogy in primary education settings, with special attention to how classroom dynamics affect mathematics learning.

Dr. Alakoski's recent scholarly output includes two significant publications: a 2025 article in Learning Environments Research examining student perspectives on emotional climate in mathematics lessons, and a 2024 article in the European Journal of Education analyzing the relationship between learning environments and pedagogy in mathematics teaching.

Her research spans the fields of Mathematics Education, Educational Sciences, and STEAM Education, with particular emphasis on primary education contexts and classroom emotional dynamics.