Hilja Riipinen | |
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| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
| In office 21 October 1930 – 31 August 1939 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1883 Oulujoki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 January 1966 (aged 82) Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition Party (1930–1933) Patriotic People's Movement (1933–1939) |
| Spouse | Ale Riipinen |
| Occupation | Politician, teacher, headmistress |
Hilja Elisabet Riipinen (30 October 1883[citation needed] – 18 January 1966, née Miklin, later Metsäpolku) was a Finnish politician involved with the nationalist and anti-communist Lapua Movement and Patriotic People's Movement (IKL). She was a member of parliament between 1930 and 1939, first elected from the electoral list of the National Coalition Party, but she defected to the Patriotic People's Movement after it was formed as a political party in 1933.
Being uncompromising in her general address, one of the most vehemently anti-communist IKL parliamentarians and her support for radical elements in the movement proved troublesome for her relations outside of the party. This earned her the nickname Hurja-Hilja, or "Wild Hilja".[1]
- ^ Haataja, L. (20 November 1995). "Elämäkertaromaanin Hilja Riipinen näkyy seitsemänä kuin kärppä Hurja Hilja, mainettaan parempi" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 10 November 2014.