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Olavi is a Finnish masculine given name and may refer to:
- 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 (born 1950), Finnish politician and chairman of Suomen Kansan Sinivalkoiset, a far right political party
- Olavi Ojanperä (born 1921), 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 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 metrses world records holder
- Olavi Salsola (26 December 1933 - 8 October 1995), Finnish former 1500 metrses world records holder
- Olavi Vuorisalo (5 April 1933 - 8 October 1995), Finnish former 1500 metrses world records holder
See also
- 2573 Hannu Olavi (1953 EN) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 10, 1953 by Alikoski, H. at Turku
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