| Jari Vanhala | |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1983–1990 |
| Clubs1: | Grankulla IFK |
| Caps1: | 153 |
| Goals1: | 69 |
| Years2: | 1991 |
| Clubs2: | FF Jaro |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 19 |
| Years3: | 1992–1994 |
| Clubs3: | HJK |
| Caps3: | 78 |
| Goals3: | 22 |
| Years4: | 1995–1996 |
| Clubs4: | FF Jaro |
| Caps4: | 50 |
| Goals4: | 27 |
| Years5: | 1996–1997 |
| Clubs5: | Bradford City |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs6: | FinnPa |
| Caps6: | 45 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 1999 |
| Clubs7: | Inter Turku |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2000 |
| Clubs8: | Grankulla IFK |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 375 |
| Totalgoals: | 149 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1992–1997 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Jari Vanhala (born 29 August 1965) is a Finnish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.
Born in Helsinki, Vanhala spent the majority of his playing career in Finland, playing with Grankulla IFK, FF Jaro, HJK, FinnPa, and Inter Turku. However, he also made one substitute appearance in the Football League for Bradford City during the 1996–97 season,[1] playing for 18 minutes.[2]
Between 1992 and 1997, Vanhala earned 23 caps for the Finnish national side, scoring two goals, including appearing in five FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.