Raija Tellervo Sollamo (née Pursula; born December 9, 1942, in Padasjoki) is a Finnish theologian and professor emerita of Biblical Languages in the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki.
[1][2] She was the first female professor in the field of theology in Finland.
[3] From 2007 to 2010, she was president of The International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT).
[4] Sollamo has received numerous awards and accolades: the Academy of Finland Doctoral Thesis Award (1980), the University of Helsinki Eino Kaila Award (1992), elected Woman of the Year (social influence) by the Finnish business and Professional Women Association (1993), the Maikki Friberg Equality Prize (1996), and the Alfred Kordelin Foundation Award (2014).
[3][5] Since 2002, she is an honorary member of the Finnish Exegetical Society and since 2006 a member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences.