Johan Hjalmar (John) Munsterhjelm (December 11, 1879 Tuulos[1] – 16 August 1925 Helsinki) was a Finnish sculptor.

[2][3] He was born to painter Magnus Hjalmar Munsterhjelm and Olga Mathilda Tanninen in Tuulos.

He first aimed to become an architect while studying at Helsinki Polytechnical Institute, but he became more interested in applied arts.

[3] He ended up living in Berlin until 1911 while also making study tours in Scandinavia, Belgium, France and Italy.

[4] He made decorative figurines out of bronze and granite, sculpted a city hall facade in Vaasa (showing Charles IX and the double portrait of the national rulers, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud and Gustaf Mannerheim), a large number of portrait busts of prominent persons and medallions.