Matti Kuparinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for KalPa Kuopio of the Finnish SM-liiga. He started in KalPa in the 2011-12 season with a two-year contract that was then extended to 2015. Before joining KalPa, Kuparinen played for another SM-liiga team, Ässät Pori, for eight seasons from 2003 to 2011, of which he was team captain for over three years. Kuparinen played his first games in SM-liiga in the season of 2003-04 and his first national team games in September 2008.