芬兰著名导演、制片人。1948年出生，毕业于赫尔辛基大学，在校期间修习哲学、社会学与传播。1968年开始其导演生涯，执导过包括纪录片、儿童片和音乐录影带在内的多种影片，作品多改编自芬兰和瑞士的文学作品，曾多次获得国内与国际奖项。1993年《Saara的爱》和1998年《海畔奇女》都是芬兰本土极卖座的影片。担任过多部影片的监制，1977年成立制片公司。

　　主要作品：

　　2004 《幸福背后》

　　1998 《海畔奇女》

　　1993 《Saara的爱》

　　Claes Olsson

　　Claes Olsson is a leading Finnish director and producer specializing primarily in film adaptations of Finnish and Swedish literature. Born in 1948, Olsson studied philosophy, sociology and communication at Helsinki University. He has directed short films, documentaries, childrens films and cinema features since 1968. His feature films SAARA'S LOVE (1993) and AMAZING WOMEN BY THE SEA (1998) were box office hits in Finland. Olsson has won many national and international awards. And he is the founder of Kinoproduction (originally Kinotuotanto Oy,1977).

　　Main feature films:

　　2004 SHADOWS OF HAPPINESS

　　1998 AMAZING WOMEN BY THE SEA

　　1993 SAARA'S LOVE