| Gunnar Nilsson | |
| Birth Name: | Gunnar Erling Nilsson |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Mönsterås, Småland, Sweden |
| Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
Gunnar Erling Nilsson (1922–1997) was a Swedish trade union organiser. Originally a glass-blower by profession, he belonged to the Swedish Wood Industry Workers' Union. Nilsson was the chairman of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation 1973–1983.[1]