| Birth Date: | July 30, 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Rauma, Finland |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 203 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Played For: | Lukko Hellerup IK Anglet Hormadi Élite |
| Career Start: | 1988 |
| Career End: | 2002 |
Vesa Lahtinen (born September 16, 1968) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Lahtinen played 110 games in the SM-liiga for Lukko, based in his hometown of Rauma, from 1988 to 1991.[1] He also played in the 1. Divisioona for KooKoo, Kokkolan Hermes and Pelicans as well as in Denmark's Eliteserien for Hellerup IK and France's Élite Ligue for Anglet Hormadi Élite.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 42 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | KooKoo | I-Divisioona | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | KooKoo | I-Divisioona | 42 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | KaPa-65 | II-divisioona | 28 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Hellerup IK | Denmark | 39 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Kokkolan Hermes | I-Divisioona | 43 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kokkolan Hermes | I-Divisioona | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kokkolan Hermes | I-Divisioona | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Nivala Cowboys | II-divisioona | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Lahti Pelicans | I-Divisioona | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | France | 30 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | France | 32 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | France | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | France | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-liiga totals | 110 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| I-Divisioona totals | 207 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 167 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||