Riku Rantala (born 20 July 1974) is a Finnish journalist, best known from traveling series Madventures.

[1] He has also co-written a book, Isänmaan asialla - matkaopas syrjäytettyjen Suomeen (Johnny Kniga, 2004), with Ari Lahdenmäki.

The book is a guidebook for new travelers and gives advice and insight into the world of backpacking.

In the same event, Madventures won the award for best television program.

In 2012 the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland awarded Rantala and Milonoff for advancing the geographical and global knowledge especially among the young people.