Katja Mattsson

Languages

Mother tongue

German

Translates from

Finnish, Finland Swedish

Translates to

German

Other language skills

English, Estonian, French, Hungarian, Swedish

Education

Academic degree

Dr.phil., Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany), 2021 (Finno-Ugric Philology)
M.A., Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany), 2014 (Finno-Ugric Philology; Scandinavian Studies)

Additional subject-specific studies

Summer literature course (Suomen Nykykirjallisuus), CIMO, 2013, Jyväskylän Yliopisto, Finland
Beginning translators' course (Aloittelevien kääntäjien kurssi), FILI, 2025, Helsinki, Finland

Translations

Interests and specialisation

Fiction, Prose, Literature for children and young people, Comics, Fantasy & science fiction, Non-fiction, Art, Art history, History, Language, Literature, Photography and movies

List of translations

Skutsi (excerpt). Deutsche Bibliothek Helsinki, 2025. Original title: Skutsi by Päivi Lukkarila. Genre: Literature for children and young people. Jahrbuch für finnisch-deutsche Literaturbeziehungen Nr. 57



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Updated: 28.3.2026