Jani Kristian Volanen (born 1 November 1971) is a Finnish actor, writer and director.

Volanen has also created and directed many comedy shows for Finnish television.

Volanen has won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor [fi] twice for his roles in the films A Man's Work (2007) and The Mine [fi] (Jättiläinen, 2016).

[1] In 2020, he wrote and starred in the short film The Bouncer (Poke) that won the 2021 [fi] Jussi Award for Best Short Film [fi].

[2][3] Volanen won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series for M/S Romantic in 2020 and for Summer of Sorrow [fi] (Munkkivuori) in 2023.