title: Hilja
text: # Hilja
  
  Hilja is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Hilja Riipinen (1883–1966), Finnish politician
  * Hilja Haapala (1877–1958), Finnish writer
  * Hilja Keading (born 1960), American video artist
  * Hilja Varem (born 1934), Estonian actress
  