Jari "Japa" Levonen[1] (Born: 23 August 1966) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger and referee.

Levonen represented the Porin Ässät and the Jokipojat during his player career.

[5] Levonen played 459 matches in his SM-liiga career, which ended with an injury, all in the Porin Ässät.

[6] In the spring of 2017, he was awarded the Golden Whistle for the fifteenth time in a row as the best referee voted by the players.

[12][13] Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database