Olavi Ruitlane (born July 1, 1969 in Tartu) is an Estonian writer. He was born in a family of workers from Vรตru County. At the age of two months, he was taken to live in the city of Vรตru. The father is from Metstaga, Varstu municipality, the mother is from Vรตru. Ruitlane graduated from Vรตru I 8th grade school and attended Vรตru Industrial Technical College for three years. Graduated from Vรตru Distance Learning High School. Ruitlane has been a construction painter, a lathe operator, a driver, a boiler operator, a guard, a workshop foreman, a supplier, a screamer, a security guard, etc.