Johan Petter Åhlén (13 April 1879 – 31 March 1939) was a Swedish businessperson who founded Åhléns.

He was also a Swedish curling pioneer and winner of a silver medal in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Johan Petter Åhlén was the son of farmers Marits Anders Andersson and Brittas Karin Christoffersdotter.

Åhlén died in 1939 while crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a boat trip from New York.

In 1932, after a study tour to the US, he founded the first department store, at Östermalmstorg in Stockholm.