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Kjell Westö

1961 - Today

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Kjell Westö (born 6 August 1961) is a Finnish author and journalist. Westö writes in Swedish. Best known for his epic novels set in Helsinki, he has also written short stories, poetry, essays and newspaper columns. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kjell Westö is the 5,169th most popular writer (up from 5,496th in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Finland (up from 335th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Finnish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kjell Westö ranks 5,169 out of 7,302. Before him are Edward James, Paula Hawkins, Nancy Kress, Joël Dicker, György Faludy, and Rick Warren. After him are Bob Shaw, Louis L'Amour, Mats Wahl, Wilhelm Geiger, Albert Londres, and Valerian Pidmohylny.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Kjell Westö ranks 287. Before him are Yordanka Donkova, Jesper Olsen, Catherine Oxenberg, Fausto Gresini, Truls Mørk, and Ann Linde. After him are Kiyotaka Matsui, Hany Abu-Assad, Elpidia Carrillo, Alison Moyet, Anthony Wong, and Corinne Hermès.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Kjell Westö ranks 332 out of 751. Before him are Antti Tuuri (1944), Eero Berg (1898), Eevi Huttunen (1922), Erkki Kataja (1924), Pauli Nevala (1940), and Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903). After him are Jorma Ollila (1950), Oskari Tokoi (1873), Matti Sippala (1908), Eino Purje (1900), Emppu Vuorinen (1978), and Arvo Ylppö (1887).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Kjell Westö ranks 29. Before him are Uma Aaltonen (1940), Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791), Rosa Liksom (1958), Tua Forsström (1947), Märta Tikkanen (1935), and Antti Tuuri (1944). After him are Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921), Hannu Salama (1936), Leena Krohn (1947), Simo Puupponen (1915), Arvi Pohjanpää (1887), and Katri Vala (1901).

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