Kaisa Hiilelä
Amanda Katariina Hiilelä was a Finnish politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland 1930–1958 for the Social Democratic Party of Finland.
Life and career
Hiilelä was born to a peasant family in Lempäälä. She worked as a maid until 1907 when she was employed by the Finlayson cotton mill in Tampere. She joined the Social Democratic Party in 1908. In 1916-1919 Hiilelä worked as a treasurer of the Tampere Workers' Society and 1920–1946 the treasurer and secretary of the Paperworkers' Union.Hiilelä was elected to the Parliament of Finland in 1930. She was a member of the electoral college in the 1931, 1950 and 1956 presidential elections and a member of the Tampere City Council.