Lauri Hermanni Kokkonen (August 9, 1918 in Pielavesi - October 6, 1985 in Oulu) was a Finnish author and playwright. He is famous as the writer of the plays Viimeiset kiusaukset (The Last Temptations, 1960) and Ruskie neitsyt (The Red Maiden, 1969). He later wrote the libretto, based on his own play, to the opera version of The Last Temptations by Joonas Kokkonen.
Laahus. Komediaa tiistaina, keskiviikkona ja perjantaina Jyväskylä 1958. Gummerus. 137 pages, illustrated. Translated into Swedish (Släpet).
Viimeiset kiusaukset Play. 14 acts. Jyväskylä 1960. Gummerus. 102 pages. (Libretto to an opera by Joonas Kokkonen, The Last Temptations. Translated into English, Swedish and German.)