Sinikka Sipilä (born 3 September 1951)[1] is a Finnish librarian, president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions - IFLA[2] from 2013 to 2015 overseeing the Lyon Declaration global petition connecting library associations and librarians with the priorities of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Sipilä was IFLA president elect 2011–2013 and a member of the governing board from 2007–2011 and held the position of secretary general of the Finnish Library Association [3] 1997–2015.

Sipilä represented the library field at events including the International Conference Internet and the socio-cultural transformations in information society.

[17] Sipilä completed her term as IFLA president in 2015 at the World Library Information Congress in Cape Town[18] and was succeeded by Donna Scheeder.

Sipilä emphasized the role of the libraries in society, especially in Africa, based on active participation, freedom of expression and access to information, mentioned in the Cape Town Declaration.