Óli Niklái Skaalum (April 29, 1849 – January 29, 1924) was a Faroese teacher and a politician for the Union Party. Skaalum was born in Hvalba. He received his teaching degree in 1872, after which he taught in

Sandvík Sandvík (pronounced , "Sandy Bay"; ) is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík (''Bay of Whales''). It changed ...

until 1909 and in Hvalba until 1920. He was a member of the Hvalba municipal council from 1875 to 1915 and served as mayor from 1888 to 1915.Dahl, Árni. 2002. Ævisøgur. ''Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit'', vol. 2. Tórshavn: Løgtingið, pp. 349–350.
/ref> Skaalum was one of the founders of the Union Party, and he served in the

Faroese Parliament Faroese ( ) or Faroish ( ) may refer to anything pertaining to the Faroe Islands, e.g.: * the Faroese language * the Faroese people * the Faroese islands {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...

as the party's representative for

Suðuroy Suðuroy (pronounced: �suːwʊrɔior �suːri ‘South Island’, ) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region ( sýsla) comprise ...

from 1906 to 1916.Sambandsflokkurin: Umboðan á tingi.
/ref> Skaalum married Elsebeth Helena Niclasen, and they were the parents of the teacher and politician Jens Pauli Skaalum.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skaalum, Oli Niklai Members of the Løgting Faroese politicians 1849 births 1924 deaths