Ilmo Paananen

{{Short description|Finnish civil servant and politician (1927–2014)}}

Ilmo Severi Paananen (23 December 1927 in Sortavala – 10 October 2014) was a Finnish civil servant and politician.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000002770431.html |title=Oulun uudistaja käväisi ministerinä. Ilmo Paananen 1927–2014 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}} He served as the Minister of Labour from 13 June to 30 November 1975.{{cite web|url=http://valtioneuvosto.fi/tietoa/historiaa/hallitukset-ja-ministerit/raportti/-/r/v9l/22|title=Finnish Government - Ministers of Labor force|publisher=Valtioneuvosto.fi|accessdate=14 April 2018}}

He was elected a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1966 to 1972, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP).{{cite web|url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=910110|title=Eduskunta - kansanedustajat|publisher=Eduskunta.fi|accessdate=14 October 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019224306/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=910110|archivedate=19 October 2014}}

He served as the mayor of Oulu from 1974 to 1990.