Nils Persson (January 20, 1836 – April 28, 1916) was a Swedish consul, businessman, and politician from Helsingborg.

In 1875 he became the director and chairman of the company Skånska superfosfat- og svafvelsyrefabrik AB (Skåne Superphosphate and Sulfuric Acid Factory, now part of Kemira), also in Helsingborg.

In 1887, Persson started the company Sulitjelma Mines in Norway, where he extracted pyrite.

The sale price was reported to be NOK 3 million, which was partly transferred in the form of bonds in the company.

[4] In 1903, Persson, together with the engineer Alfred Hasselbom, discovered and acquired the rights to the ore deposits in Salangen Municipality in Troms county.