Career
He is the former world record holder on the 1000 m with the time 1:07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500 m with the time 35.89. Since that time he has established himself as one of the best speed skating sprinters in the world.
Koskela was number 10 in the 500 m of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Koskela was one of the two dominating skaters at the 2007 World Sprint Championship in Vikingskipet, Hamar. He has been at the podium of World Cup competition 29 times altogether (500 and 1000 m) and he has been in the top ten 70 times at World Cup competitions.
He has also two Finnish championship gold medals in track cycling. Koskela"s brother Pasi Koskela was also world cup-level speed skater, and he is now head coach of the Finnish national speed skating team
Personal records World record.