Olavi

Olavi is a male name .

Origin and meaning

Olavi is a Finnish variant of Olaf .

Well-known namesake

• Olli Huttunen (biathlete) (1915–1940), Finnish biathlete
• Olli Huttunen (soccer player) (* 1960), Finnish soccer goalkeeper and soccer coach
• Olavi Remes (1909–1942), Finnish cross-country skier
• Olavi Salonen (* 1933), Finnish middle-distance runner
• Olavi Salsola (1933–1995), Finnish middle-distance runner
• Olavi Svanberg (1941–2002), Finnish ski orienteer
• Olavi Uusivirta (* 1983), Finnish musician and actor
• Olavi Virta (1915–1972), Finnish tango and pop singer
• Olavi Vuorisalo (* 1933), Finnish middle-distance runner

Others

On July 11, 1957, Olavi Salonen, Olavi Salsola set a new world record over 1500 meters in Turku. Olavi Vuorisalo, third in the race, would have improved the previous world record. The Finnish press spoke of the “three Olavis” (see also the 1500-meter world record run in Turku in 1957 ).