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 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