Hugo Olsson grew up in Bygdeå in Västerbotten, Sweden, and began playing the clarinet at the age of nine. He completed both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, studying with Hermann Stefansson and Andreas Sundén, and bass clarinet with Mats Wallin.

After graduating, Olsson worked for one year as a substitute musician with the Swedish Army Band in Stockholm. Since autumn 2022, he has been engaged as an alternating principal clarinetist with the Vaasa City Orchestra. Alongside his instrumental career, Olsson is an enthusiastic choral singer and performs with the barbershop group Bygdeå Boys as well as the mixed choir NOX.