Helena Aksela (born 1947,[1] Perho) is a Finnish physicist[2] and emeritus professor at the University of Oulu.

[5] She was named a professor at the University of Oulu in 2000, in the field of atomic and molecular physics.

[6] Later she has worked in the department of physical sciences electron spectroscopy research group.

[7] She was a member of the Academy of Finland Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering from 2007 to 2009.

[8] Aksela was made a Fellow of the Finnish Physical Society in 2013, based on her pioneering research work involving photoemission spectroscopy with synchrotrons, and associated researcher training, in addition to her active role in science politics.