Balen may refer to:
Places Balen, Belgium, a municipality in Belgium Saas-Balen, a municipality in Switzerland
People Balen Shah (born 1990), prime minister of Nepal Hendrick van Balen (1574–1632), a Flemish artist Mathias Balen (1611–1691), a Dutch historian Matthijs Balen (1684–1766), a Dutch painter Viena Balen (born 1986) Croatian road cyclist
Other Balen Report, a document examining the BBC's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict