The Author

Petri Lounaskorpi

Petri Lounaskorpi is a senior Finnish educator, researcher, and project leader with over four decades dedicated to transforming how teachers learn and schools evolve. Grounded in Finland’s world-renowned model of trust, autonomy, and learner-centeredness, he has become a go-to expert for local curriculum implementation, pedagogical innovation, and hands-on teacher in-service training within traditional systems.

At the heart of Petri’s in-service programs is a shift from one-size-fits-all workshops to teacher-driven professional learning. He guides municipal teams and school leadership through co-creating locally relevant lesson frameworks that map national curriculum standards onto community priorities. In collaborative, active workshops, participants co-design lessons, engage in peer observations, and practice real-time feedback—mirroring the very trust-based environments they will build in their classrooms.

To foster true ownership and growth, Petri embeds autonomy and reflective practice throughout his training. Educators set personal development goals, maintain structured reflection journals, and convene in peer-coaching circles that sustain momentum long after the workshop ends. He also champions transversal competence by helping teachers weave critical thinking, digital literacy, collaboration, and sustainability into every subject.

A pioneer in digital pedagogy, Petri rounds out his in-service offerings with ICT and AI integration labs. Here, teachers pilot adaptive learning platforms, explore feedback-automation tools, and deliberate the ethics of educational AI—then iterate on tech-enhanced lessons informed by real student data. The result is a scalable, sustainable model that transforms traditional professional development into a personalized, research-backed journey.

Beyond Finland, Petri has delivered over 350 seminars and training sessions in more than a dozen countries—including Sweden, Germany, Portugal, England, Russia, China, India, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan—and consulted for UNESCO, the European Commission, and numerous ministries of education. As the author of the Teach Like a Finn -series, he continues to inspire and equip educators worldwide to implement Finnish core values-equity, autonomy, and learner-centred innovation-in their own contexts.

Through these strategies, Petri Lounaskorpi elevates traditional in-service training into a dynamic, teacher-driven journey, equipping educators with the skills and confidence to enact meaningful, learner-centred transformation.