Einar Nikolai Mäkinen (3 July 1895 – 8 September 1964) was a Finnish lieutenant general (Finnish: kenraaliluutnantti) and a member of the Jäger movement. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I, the Finnish Civil War, the Winter War and the Continuation War. Before the Continuation War, he participated in negotiations with the Germans regarding plans for the war.