Veikko Johannes Hakulinen (4 January 1925 – 24 October 2003) was a Finnish cross-country skier, triple champion in both the Olympics and World Championships.

He also competed in biathlon, orienteering, ski-orienteering, cross-country running, and rowing at a national level.

[1] Hakulinen won the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics with a memorable time of 3:33.33.

At his fourth games in 1964 he served as the Finnish Olympic flag bearer and competed only in biathlon.

For his efforts in cross-country skiing, Hakulinen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1955 (shared with King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden, and Sverre Stenersen).