| Óli Niklái Skaalum | |
| Birth Date: | April 29, 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Hvalba, Faroe Islands |
| Nationality: | Faroese |
| Occupation: | Teacher, politician |
| Mayor of Hvalba | |
| Term: | 1888–1915 |
| Party: | Union Party (Faroe Islands) |
Óli Niklái Skaalum (April 29, 1849 – January 29, 1924) was a Faroese teacher and a politician for the Union Party.[1]
Skaalum was born in Hvalba. He received his teaching degree in 1872, after which he taught in Sandvík until 1909 and in Hvalba until 1920. He was a member of the Hvalba municipal council from 1875 to 1915 and served as mayor from 1888 to 1915.[2] Skaalum was one of the founders of the Union Party, and he served in the Faroese Parliament as the party's representative for Suðuroy from 1906 to 1916.[3]
Skaalum married Elsebeth Helena Niclasen, and they were the parents of the teacher and politician Jens Pauli Skaalum.[2]