Nicholas Antero "Niko" Hämäläinen (born 5 March 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who most recently played as a left-back for Veikkausliiga club HJK.

[8] He made his league debut for QPR as a substitute for Joel Lynch in a 2–1 win against West London rivals Fulham on 1 October 2016.

[9] On 25 February 2019, Hämäläinen joined Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC on a six-month loan deal.

[10] After the announcement of the signing, general manager John Thorrington said “Niko has a bright future ahead of him and we look forward to furthering his professional development at LAFC...

[20] He made his senior debut for the Finland national football team on 11 January 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, in a friendly match against Estonia.

He is the son of Timo Hämäläinen, who played for the Finnish football club Koparit in 1978–1982 in the SM-sarja before moving to the United States to work.