Walter Viitala (born 9 January 1992) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played as goalkeeper for Inter Turku.
[1][2] After winning the Finnish championship title with IFK Mariehamn, on 15 December 2016, Viitala signed a 2.5-year contract with Viborg FF on a free transfer.
He signed a short-term contract for the rest of the year to replace injured back-up goalkeeper Fredrik Andersson.
In November 2016, Viitala received his first call-up to the senior Finland squad for the match against Ukraine.
[8] After retiring as a player, on 24 October 2023, it was announced that Viitala starts as a goalkeeping coach in his former youth club PPJ.