Tero Juhani Lehterä (born 21 April 1972) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the SM-liiga.

During the 2022/23 season in Hockeyallsvenskan he took over as headcoach for Västerås IK after the team had a rough start-mid season which hadn't met the high expectations that the somewhat high-end lineup had amassed.

Tero succeeded in taking the team to the quarterfinals where they lost to Björklövens IF.

His nephew, Jori Lehterä, was drafted by the St. Louis Blues and currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers.

His daughter, Nea Lehterä, was in the winning team in the cheerleading world championships in 2022.