Biography

Kjell Westö was born in 1961 in Helsinki, Finland. He is a writer and actor, known for Yellow Sulphur Sky (2021), Nordic Instinct and Den svavelgula himlen (2022).

Swedish-speaking Finnish author and poet.

His novel "Hägring 38" won the 2014 Nordic Council Literary Prize.

His novel "Där vi en gång gått" ("Missä kuljimme kerran") won the 2006 Finlandia literary prize. This was the fourth time his book was nominated for Finlandia literary prize.