Velen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Velen may also refer to:
- Veleň, municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic
- Malá Veleň, municipality and village in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic
- Oldřich Velen (1921–2013), Czech actor
- Velen Fanderlik (1907–1985), Chairman of the Czechoslovakian Scouting organization Junák
- Velen., taxonomic author abbreviation of Josef Velenovský (1858–1949), Czech botanist