Olavi

Olavi is a Finnish masculine given name from Olav/Olaf name. Notable people with the name include:

• Olavi Ahonen (1923–2000), Finnish film actor
• Olavi Alakulppi (1915–1990), Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s
• Olavi Hänninen (1920–1992), Finnish designer
• Joose Olavi Hannula (1900–1944), Finnish colonel and historian
• Olavi Köppä (1951–2025), Finnish speed skater
• Olavi Kuronen (1923–1989), Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s
• Olavi Laiho (1907–1944), the last Finn to be executed in Finland
• Olavi Larkas (1913–1984), Finnish Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete
• Olavi Litmanen (born 1945), Finnish former international footballer
• Olavi Mäenpää (1950–2018), Finnish politician and chairman of Suomen Kansan Sinivalkoiset, a far right political party
• Olavi Ojanperä (1921–2016), Finnish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s
• Olavi Paavolainen (1903–1964), Finnish essayist, journalist, travel book writer, poet, and cosmopolitan
• Olavi Rove (1915–1966), Finnish gymnast and Olympic Champion
• Olavi Sihvonen, a Finnish Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1940s
• Martti Olavi Siirala (1922–2008), Finnish psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and philosopher
• Olavi Suomalainen (born 1947), Finnish former marathon runner
• Olavi Svanberg, Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion
• Olavi Tuomi (1932–2006), Finnish cinematographer
• Olavi Uusivirta (born 1983), Finnish rock/pop singer, songwriter and actor
• Olavi Virta (originally to 1926 Oskari Olavi Ilmen) (1915–1972), Finnish singer, acclaimed as the king of Finnish tango
• Vaino Olavi Partanen, member of the Canadian Forces and a recipient of the Cross of Valour
• Olavi Salonen (1933-2025), Finnish former 1500 metres world record holder
• Olavi Salsola (1933–1995), Finnish former 1500 metres world record holder
• Olavi Vuorisalo (1933–2024), Finnish former 1500 metres world record holder

See also

• 2573 Hannu Olavi, a main-belt asteroid