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 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 (born 23 December 1933), Finnish former 1500 metres world record holder
  • Olavi Salsola (1933–1995), Finnish former 1500 metres world record holder
  • Olavi Vuorisalo (born 1933), Finnish former 1500 metres world record holder

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