Bengt Pohjanen

Bengt Erik Benedictus Pohjanen (born 26 June 1944 in Kassa in Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden), is a Swedish author, translator and priest living in Överkalix.^[1] He belongs to the Finnic Meänkieli-speaking Tornedalian minority.^[2] Pohjanen has worked on the development of the literary language and grammar of Meänkieli;^[3] he has published Meänkieli-language writings and translations. He also writes in Finnish and Swedish.^[4]

Bengt Pohjanen
Bengt Pohjanen (2020)
Born	(1944-06-26) 26 June 1944 (age 81) Kassa, Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden
Occupation	author, translator, literature scientist, Orthodox Christian priest
Nationality	Sweden
Education	Literature science
Website
www.sirillus.se

Pohjanen won the Rubus arcticus in 1995 and the Eyvind Johnson literature prize in 2010.^[5]