Einar Niemi

Einar Niemi (born 16 September 1943) is a Norwegian historian, born in Nord-Varanger, Finnmark. He was married to Else Berit Roth from 1971 to 2000, and to Bjørg Evjen from 2004. He is known for his study of the history of ethnical minorities, and for his contributions to administration of cultural heritage of Northern Norway. Among his publications is the book Den finske fare from 1981 (co-authored with Knut Einar Eriksen).