Irja Askola

The Right Reverend Irja Askola
Bishop Emeritus of Helsinki
Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Elected	2010
Predecessor	Eero Huovinen
Successor	Teemu Laajasalo
Orders
Ordination	1988
Consecration	12 September 2010 by Kari Mäkinen
Personal details
Born	(1952-12-18) December 18, 1952 (age 71) Lappeenranta, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Alma mater	University of Helsinki

Irja Kaarina Askola (born 18 December 1952 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is the former Bishop of Helsinki. She was the first female Finnish bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.

Askola was the Bishop of Helsinki from 2010 to 2017.