Caj Westerberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Caj Westerberg

Finnish writer, poet and translator

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1946

Place of Birth: Porvoo, Uusimaa Province, Finland

Profession: writer, poet, translator, author

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Caj Torsten Westerberg (born 14 June 1946 in Porvoo) is a Finnish poet and translator.
Among his several awards, he is the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1995, State Prize for Translation in 1984 and State Prize for Literature twice, in 1970 and 1986.
In 2012 he was the recipient of Dancing Bear Poetry Prize by Finnish Broadcasting Company for his excellent poetry translations from the past two decades of the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer.