Petri Salo

Who is Petri Salo?

Petri Salo is Finnish educational researcher, and public figure in adult education. He is a professor in Adult Education at the Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa. Previously he has worked as Assistant Professor and Professor of Adult Education besides his institution also at University of Tampere. From the beginning of 2007 he is the chief editor for the Finnish scientific journal Aikuiskasvatus.

Petri Salo has visited as a guest lecturer in various universities in Finland, Scandinavia, Estonia, the U.S. and Australia

His studies have concentrated on the tradition and trends in Finnish and Nordic popular adult education, especially Swedish-speaking Finns' cultural and educational activities. In addition to adult education he has published in the fields of teacher education, action research and organizational sociology.