Paavo Nikula

{{Short description|Finnish politician (1942–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} thumb|Paavo Nikula '''Paavo Nikula''' (15 August 1942 – 28 December 2024) was a Finnish politician who was Chancellor of Justice of Finland and a Member of Parliament. He was born in Helsinki. He served as the Minister of Justice from 1978 to 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://valtioneuvosto.fi/tietoa/historiaa/hallitukset-ja-ministerit/raportti/-/r/v9l/9 |title=Council of State - Ministers of Justice |publisher=Valtioneuvosto.fi |accessdate=27 December 2017 }}</ref> He served as Chancellor of Justice from 1998 until his resignation in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.okv.fi/fi/oikeuskansleri/historia-copy/|title=Historia – Oikeuskanslerinvirasto|website=www.okv.fi|access-date=14 July 2019|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104203723/http://www.okv.fi/fi/oikeuskansleri/historia-copy/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.yle.fi/news/left/id58891.html|title= Chancellor of Justice to Leave Office|accessdate=26 April 2007 |date=26 April 2007|work=Yle.fi |publisher=YLE}}</ref> During his term, Nikula voiced opposition to a proposal that would allow employers to monitor the emails of their employees (the so-called {{ill|Lex Nokia|fi|Lex Nokia}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Chancellor+of+Justice+criticises+proposal+on+e-mail+monitoring+by+employers/1135221812508 |title= Chancellor of Justice criticises proposal on e-mail monitoring by employers|accessdate=26 April 2007 |work= Helsingin Sanomat International Edition |publisher=Helsingin Sanomat}}</ref> Nikula died on 28 December 2024, at the age of 82.<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/politiikka/art-2000010933380.html Entinen oikeuskansleri ja ministeri Paavo Nikula on kuollut – ”Paras mahdollinen faija”, poika Jone Nikula muistelee] {{in lang|fi}}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070408025036/http://www.chancellorofjustice.fi/index.html The Office of the Chancellor of Justice]

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