Jari Räsänen (born January 28, 1966 in Maaninka) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998.
He won two bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994).
Räsänen also won four 4 x 10 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three silvers (1989, 1995, 1997) and a bronze (1991).
He also won two FIS races at 10 km, one in 1994 and the other in 1995 (Both in Finland).