| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 209 |
| Team: | HC Bozen-Bolzano |
| League: | IceHL |
| Former Teams: | JYP HPK Jokerit Brynäs IF HIFK Tappara Löwen Frankfurt Jokipojat Dundee Stars |
| Birth Date: | April 27, 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Skellefteå, SWE |
| Draft: | 218th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1999 |
| Draft Team: | Vancouver Canucks |
| Career Start: | 1998 |
Markus Kankaanperä (born April 27, 1980) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently with HC Bozen-Bolzano of the Austrian IceHL.[1] Kankaanperä was most recently a member of the Dundee Stars in the UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).[2] [3] He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks as their eighth-round pick, 218th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.