Henrikki is an Assistant Professor of Geoinformation Technology at the Department of Built Environment, Aalto University and the director of the GIST Lab. He is an adjunct professor (a Title of Docent) at the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), University College London (UK).

Henrikki is a geographer and GIScientist by tranining and his research explores how methodological approaches in GIScience can be used to study spatial accessibility and mobility analysis related to sustainable urban development and mobility. His past research has also investigated how human activities in natural and urban environments can be investigated based on user-generated content, such as social media data.