Paavali is a Finnish masculine given name, a Finnish form of the given name Paul. Notable people with the name include:
Joni Juho Paavali Puurula (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player Jorma Vilho Paavali Kinnunen (1941–2019), Finnish athlete, mainly javelin thrower Kimmo Paavali Kinnunen (born 1968), Finnish javelin thrower Leo Paavali Jokela (1927–1975), Finnish actor Paavali Halonen (), farmer and settler in Finnish Lapland Paavali Juusten (–1575), Swedish Royal envoy, Bishop of Viipuri, and Bishop of Turku Paavali Jumppanen (born 1974), Finnish pianist Paavali (Olmari) of Finland (1914–1988), Finnish Archbishop
See also
Paavo, Pauli, other Finnish forms of the name