Ari Pakarinen

{{Short description|Finnish javelin thrower (born 1969)}}

Ari Pakarinen (born 14 May 1969) is a retired male javelin thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 85.18 metres, achieved in July 1995 in Lapua.

He finished fifth at the 1993 World Championships. He later qualified for the final at the 2002 European Championships, but finished last with no valid result.{{cite web|url=http://athletix.org/?p%3D1420 |title=Munich 2002, Results of Day 4 | Athletix.org |accessdate=2012-08-19 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415105133/http://athletix.org/?p=1420 |archivedate=2014-04-15 }}