Jari Juhani Jolkkonen (born 5 March 1970) is a Finnish prelate who has been bishop of the Diocese of Kuopio since May 2012.

Born in Ilomantsi, Jolkkonen graduated as an undergraduate in 1989 and later gained a Master of Science in Theology in 1994.

He ordained a priest in 1995 and served as Secretary General of the Bishop's Conference since 2007.

Jolkkonen is also a Docent of the University of Eastern Finland in his field of systematic theology, especially ecumenism.

Jolkkonen received the Church Communications Prize in 1995, together with search engineer Taneli Heikka and Marianne Heikkilä.