Gösta Ågren (born 1936 in Nykarleby) is a Swedish-language Finnish author who won the Finlandia Prize in 1988 for Jär.[1][2] Gösta Ågren has praised the Gospel of Mark for its literary values and published the collection The Carpenter in reference to it.[3] That stated he is known for his left-wing sympathies, which can be seen in his autobiographical work concerning the rural "proletariat." His brother Leo is also a writer.[4]