Janne Johannes Saarinen (born 28 February 1977, in Espoo) is a retired Finnish footballer.
Saarinen started his career as a promising attacking midfielder at HJK Helsinki, making his Veikkausliiga debut in 1993.
In 1997, he moved to Swedish giants IFK Göteborg, but never made a breakthrough – partly because of injuries.
He impressed in his new position, earning a move to Norwegian giants Rosenborg in 2001 for a transfer fee of €800,000.
Saarinen returned to Finland with home-town club FC Honka for the 2006 season, stating he wanted to play in a more attacking role once more.