Veli-Pekka Ketola (born 28 March 1948) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player and coach.

He played 15 seasons in the top flight of ice hockey in Finland, 10 of which were with the Porin Ässät.

Ketola also represented the World Hockey Association (WHA) teams Winnipeg Jets and the Calgary Cowboys.

At the end of the 1960s, the German agent Mike Daski asked Ketola about his interest in joining the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League.

Ketola got a lot of playing time and was one of the team's leading players with 31 points, which won him the top scorer award.

In 1978, as captain of the team, Ketola won his third Kanada-malja championship, when Ässät beat Tappara in the finals.

In the decisive final match, Ketola scored six points, as Ässät beat tappara 6–2.

After the match, Ketola threw his silver medal into the stands of the Helsinki Ice Hall.

In his national team career, which started in 1967, Veli-Pekka Ketola played in six world championships and two Winter Olympics.

In Ketola's first season as head coach of the Porin Ässät, they reached the quarterfinals where they lost to Tappara.

The second season went better for the team as they beat Satakunta rivals Rauman Lukko in the bronze medal game 3–0.