Olavi
Olavi is a Finnish masculine given name from Olav/Olaf name. Notable people with the name include:
- Olavi Ahonen, Finnish film actor
- Olavi Alakulppi, Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s
- Olavi Hänninen, Finnish designer
- Joose Olavi Hannula, Finnish colonel and historian
- Olavi Kuronen, Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s
- Olavi Laiho, the last Finn to be executed in Finland
- Olavi Larkas, Finnish Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete
- Olavi Litmanen, Finnish former international footballer
- Olavi Mäenpää, Finnish politician and chairman of Suomen Kansan Sinivalkoiset, a far right political party
- Olavi Ojanperä, Finnish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s
- Olavi Paavolainen, Finnish essayist, journalist, travel book writer, poet, and cosmopolitan
- Olavi Rove, Finnish gymnast and Olympic Champion
- Olavi Sihvonen, a Finnish Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1940s
- Martti Olavi Siirala, Finnish psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and philosopher
- Olavi Suomalainen, Finnish former marathon runner
- Olavi Svanberg, Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion
- Olavi Tuomi, Finnish cinematographer
- Olavi Uusivirta, Finnish rock/pop singer, songwriter and actor
- Olavi Virta , 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, Finnish former 1500 metres world record holder
- Olavi Salsola, Finnish former 1500 metres world record holder
- Olavi Vuorisalo, Finnish former 1500 metres world record holder
