Riku Rantala (born 20 July 1974) is a Finnish journalist, best known from traveling series Madventures.
He has also co-written a book, IsƤnmaan asialla - matkaopas syrjƤytettyjen Suomeen (Johnny Kniga, 2004), with Ari LahdenmƤki.
In 2007, Rantala, LahdenmƤki and Tuomas "Tunna" Milonoff, the 2nd of Madventures' presenters, published Madventures: KansainvƤlisen seikkailijan opas (Johnny Kniga, 2007).
The book is a guidebook for new travelers and gives advice and insight into the world of backpacking.
Rantala has studied journalism in the University of Tampere.