Petri Saarikoski
PhD, adjunct professor
petsaari@utu.fi +358 29 450 2697 +358 40 053 4845 Siltapuistokatu 2 Pori Office: 275 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3563-9678 |
The History of Home Computing in Finland; Cultural History of Internet; Media History; Game Studies
Petri Saarikoski (born 30.3.1972, Rovaniemi) received his PhD in general history. His doctoral thesis (2004) considered the history of home computing in Finland from 1970s to 1990s. He works now as a university lecturer of Digital Culture at University of Turku, Finland. With a focus on history of media and technology, he has studied computers and popular media, Internet and BBS, social media, game cultures, and theoretical and methodological aspects of the study of digital culture.
Saarikoski has been teaching about online
cultures, media history, game cultures, history of technology and scientific writing.
- Bluesky ja somen synkkä historia (2025)
- Humanistina Porissa
(E1 Popularised blog post) - David Lynch – aito surrealisti (2025)
- Film-O-Holic.com
(E1 Popularised article) - In Commodore’s Shadow – Gaming on 1980s’ Marginal Home Computers (2025)
- Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies Blog
(D1 Professional blog post) - "Kaverien kanssa ruvettiin harrastamaan ATK:ta" - Tietokoneiden tulo 1980-luvun suomalaisiin koteihin (2025)
- Kulttuurintutkimus
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kotitietokone tuli taloon – Muistoja ATK:n arkipäiväistymisestä 1980-luvulla (2025)
- Skrolli
(E1 Popularised article) - Luovuutta, leikkiä ja dystopioita – tekoäly Skrolli-lehdessä vuosina 2012–2024 (2025)
- WiderScreen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - “Me and Friends Got into Computing” – The Arrival of Computers at Finnish homes in the 1980s. (2025)
- Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies Blog
(D1 Professional blog post) - Mediakulttuurin pimeä puoli – Johdannoksi (2025)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Popcornit esiin! – viihteellistyvän mediayhteiskunnan haasteet (2025)
- WiderScreen
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific journal’s special issue) - Tekoäly ja Skrolli - välähdyksiä ilmiön mediahistoriasta (2025)
- Skrolli
(E1 Popularised article)



