| Office: | Minister of Defense |
| Primeminister: | Per Albin Hansson |
| Successor: | Edvin Sköld |
| Term Start: | 19 June 1936 |
| Term End: | 9 December 1938 |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Hörby, Sweden |
| Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Party: | Agrarian Party |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
Janne Nilsson (1882–1938) was a Swedish politician who was a member of the Parliament and the minister of defense between 1936 and 1938.
Nilsson was born in Hörby on 17 May 1882.[1] He was a member of the Agrarian Party.[2] He was appointed minister of defense in the coalition government led by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson on 19 June 1936.[1]
He died of cerebral hemorrhage in Stockholm on 9 December 1938 while serving as the minister of defense.[3] His successor was a social democratic politician Edvin Sköld.[2]