Niilo Johannes Solja (25 June 1888 – 15 September 1967; surname until 1907 ''Sandell'') was a Finnish jurist and politician, born in

Hämeenkyrö Hämeenkyrö (; sv, Tavastkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and is located from Tampere. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The ne ...

. He was a member of the

Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...

from 1930 to 1933, representing the National Coalition Party. He served as Deputy Minister of the Interior from 21 March 1931 to 3 March 1932. He was a presidential elector in the

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January ...

and

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

presidential elections.

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1888 births 1967 deaths People from Hämeenkyrö People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) National Coalition Party politicians Government ministers of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1930–1933) Finnish jurists University of Helsinki alumni People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) Finnish people of World War II {{NationalCoalition-politician-stub