| Jan Olsson | |
| Birth Date: | 1920 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Death Place: | Hjärnarp, Sweden |
| Occupation: | journalist, writer |
Jan Olof Lennart Olsson (pen name Jolo) (31 March 1920 – 30 April 1974) was a Swedish writer and a journalist for the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, where he elevated the short sketch to an art. He was married to Margareta Sjögren, a journalist at another Swedish newspaper.
Olsson is known for his books about World War I and World War II, Den okände soldaten (1965; The Unknown Soldier) and Någonstans i Sverige (1974; Somewhere in Sweden).[1] He has also written several historical essays and many travel books. Olsson's writing is most notable for his ability to use vivid and picturesque situations to illustrate general patterns.