Yrsa Carola Stenius (7 January 1945 – 18 May 2018) was a Finnish born Swedish journalist and newspaper editor.

She was born in Helsinki to architect Olof Stenius and actress Dorle von Wendt.

She studied literature and philology at the University of Helsinki.

She was chief editor of the newspaper Arbetarbladet from 1972 to 1978.

She has written biographies of Jussi Björling and Albert Speer, and other books include Makten och kvinnligheten (1993) and Lögnens olidliga lättnad (2005).