Veikko Asikainen

{{short description|Finnish footballer (1918-2002)}}

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|death_date = {{death date and age |2002|06|14 |1918|04|18 |df=yes}}

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|position = Midfielder

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|years1 = 1934–1946

|clubs1 = TPS Turku

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|years2 = 1946–1957

|clubs2 = FC Haka

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|nationalyears1 = 1938–1955

|nationalteam1 = Finland

|nationalcaps1 = 56

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|medaltemplates = {{medal|2nd|Mestaruussarja| 1938}}
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Veikko Asikainen (18 April 1918 – 14 June 2002) was a Finnish footballer. He earned 56[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fin-recintlp.html Finland – International Player Records] caps at international level between 1938 and 1955. He was also part of Finland's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24979 |title=Veikko Asikainen |work=Olympedia |access-date=9 November 2021}} At club level Asikainen played for TPS and Haka.{{Cite web |url=http://fc.tps.fi/legendat.106.html |title=Legendat FC TPS |access-date=2014-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430200052/http://fc.tps.fi/legendat.106.html |archive-date=2012-04-30 |url-status=dead }}