- Jan-Öjvind Swahn was born on May 15, 1925 in Karlskrona, Blekinge län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Tiotusenkronorsfrågan (1957), Skäggen (1963) and Sommar & Vinter i P1 (1959). He was married to Inger Juel. He died on March 21, 2016 in Brösarp, Skåne County, Sweden.
- SpouseInger Juel(1968 - August 12, 1979) (her death)
- Became a professor of ethnology at Lunds Universitet in 1955 and of folklore at Åbo Akademi from 1977 to 1992.
- Editor in Chief for Bra Böckers Lexikon publishers beginning in 1984.
- Uncle of writer Jan Henrik Swahn.
- Swedish writer, translator, ethnologist, and folklorist, he wrote such books as The Tale of Cupid and Psyche (1955) and Maypoles, Crayfish and Lucia: Swedish Holidays and Traditions (The Swedish Institute, 1994).
- Brother of Sven Christer Swahn.
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