Pekka Koskela (born 29 November 1982) is a retired Finnish speed skater, specialised on the sprint distances 500 m and 1000 m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000 m with the time 1:07.00.

He won his first medal, a bronze, on the 1000 m in the 2005 World Single Distance Championships.

Koskela was one of the two dominating skaters at the 2007 World Sprint Championship in Vikingskipet, Hamar.

He won both 500 metres, and set a rink record with 34.80, and was leading the proceedings up to the last distance, where he lost the world championship title to Lee Kyou-hyuk.

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.