Mika Pulkkinen (born 29 December 1972) is a Finnish football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. Pulkkinen started football in his hometown club KTP. Besides in his native Finland, Pulkkinen played for Heerenveen in Dutch Eredivisie and for SW Bregenz in Austrian Bundesliga. During his career, he made 81 appearances in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga for TP-Seinäjoki, Kotkan TP, Atlantis, Allianssi and KooTeePee, scoring nine goals in total.
After his playing career, Pulkkinen has worked as a coaching director for KTP, HJS and RoPS, which he also coached. In 2022, he worked as a head coach of Norwegian club Hønefoss.