Janni Olsson

Janni Olsson is a model, reporter and outdoor & Scandinavian lifestyle columnist from Sweden based in Japan.

She is a fluent trilingual speaker of Swedish, English and Japanese.
She has an experience working as a costume actor for ten years at one of the largest Northern European amusement parks back in Sweden and has played several anime characters in Japan as well.

Other special skills
Violin (8 years experience)
Kung Fu (13 years experience)
Stunt (Wire action)
Bouldering and rope climbing (3 years experience)
Horseback riding (3 years experience)
Ballroom dancing (2.5 years experience)


Hobbies:
Mountaineering and hiking, bouldering, yoga, meditation, fishing etc.

Actress / Motel / TV Talent / Outdoor columnist | Based in Japan

Swedish actress, model, and TV talent based in Japan, also active as an outdoor columnist. Known as the "Swedish Outdoor Girl," she appears in films, commercials, events, and media interviews, often speaking on sustainability and SDGs. She played Alena (Treasure Hunter) in Amazon Prime Video’s The Benza (Season 1) and Benza English, earning Best Supporting Actress at the Seoul Web Fest 2019. In April 2023, her original project Getting Dirty in Japan launched on Amazon Prime Video—an outdoor adventure documentary series where she serves as reporter.

Past work
[NHK / NHK WORLD PROGRAM]
Hyakumeisan (2023, Reporter)
BOSAI (2021, Reporter)
At One with Nature, National Parks of Japan （Reporter）
Trails to Oishii Tokyo: 「CHERRIES」「FLYING FISH」「SCALLOP」「YAMAIMO」「SAKURA EBI」「MATSUTAKE」「HIRAME」「OCTOPUS」「AYU」「TOMATOES」「ANAGO」「NORI」（Reporter）
Journeys in Japan: Sacred Mt. Ishizuchi: Autumn Trekking (Reporter)
J Trip Plan 「The Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage from Ise & A Delicious Array of Seaweed」（Reporter）
Dokidoki! World TV (Guest)
Tokyo EYE: "Hands-on Fun in Asakusa" (Reporter)
Izumo Highway: A Road That Builds Bonds - CYCLE AROUND JAPAN
Hinohara: Ridge Trails as a Way of Life - Dive in Tokyo

[NHK (Local)]
Ei Ei GO! (Nancy)
Japangle
Lalala Classic

Drama/Movie
The Benza Series 1 (Amazon Prime video) Alena
Benza English (Amazon Prime video) 　Alena

Fashion
Dior
United Colors of Benetton
Kate Spade
Anna Sui
DR.DENIM
Haglöfs
Komine
Schoffel
Fillil
Ma'am
KEYCO

[TV Commercial/Web]
Colombia
KLM
NTT
Isetan
Tokyu & Huber
SAPPORO
Google Web CM
Prince Hotel
Airbnb
UNIQLO 2021 Spring Summer Sport Utility Wear

Live Show and Cosplay
Valkyrie Anatomia (Freya)
Monster Strike (Nightingale)
Yoshiki Channel (Assistant MC)

[Music Video]
Kenshi Yonezu "MAD HEAD LOVE"
banvox "Take No Defeat"
Banvox "Future"
THE TON-UP MOTORS “TONight!”

Radio
TOKYO FM WORLD (Guest)

MC
YOSHIKI CHANNEL