| Birth Place: | Sippola, Finland |
| Height: | 169 cm |
| Sport: | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| Club: | IFK Hedemora |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Matti Tapio Poikala (born 26 July 1935) is a retired Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle lightweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout. He then won a silver medal at the 1968 European and a bronze at the 1969 world championships in Greco-Roman wrestling, and finished fourth in 1969 in the 74 kg freestyle contest.
Poikala was born in Finland and immigrated to Sweden in 1959.