Jukka Ruhanen (born 16 April 1971) is a retired Finnish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ruhanen began his career at hometown club MP, making three appearances in the 1987 Mestaruussarja season.
In 1997, Ruhanen scored 15 goals in 24 Ykkönen appearances, as the club gained promotion back to the Veikkausliiga, as well as winning the 1997 Finnish Cup.
Ruhanen was a regular in Haka's team as the club won three consecutive Veikkausliiga titles, as well as winning another Finnish Cup in 2002.
In 2004, Ruhanen dropped down to the fourth tier of Finnish football, signing for SoVo, as the club won promotion to the Kakkonen.