Aki Cederberg

Aki Cederberg (born in 1978) is a Finnish writer, musician, and filmmaker. He has written books about Indian religions and European modern paganism, including Journeys in the Kali Yuga and Pyhä Eurooppa (, 2020).

Early life Aki Cederberg was born in Helsinki, Finland in 1978. He has a university degree in culture and arts. Interested in spiritual matters from an early age, he explored Western esotericism and the works of Aleister Crowley before moving into European modern paganism, which he defines as having a mythopoetic view of the world. Because he wanted to connect to a living tradition, he began to make trips to India to meet gurus and explore Indian religious traditions. His first trip to India lasted for three months and he kept returning to the country during the next ten years. At the end of the latter book, Cederberg rejects universalism and spiritual exoticism and argues for Westerners to approach spirituality through the gods of their native traditions, in Cederberg's case paganism from the Nordic countries. Cederberg uses this to argue that humans need a sense of sanctity and significance in life, which he contrasts with materialism and exploitation. The book discusses how European cultural and spiritual heritage has become associated with nationalist and far-right politics, something Cederberg renounces. A. W. Yrjänä of Helsingin Sanomat called the book "weirdly refreshing" because of its rejection of irony and direct call for spirituality.

Other work Cederberg has been active as a musician and filmmaker.

In 2021, Cederberg launched the cultural magazine Porvoon Kipinä with himself as editor-in-chief. The magazine is published by with three yearly issues. It has a special focus on spiritual and esoteric dimensions of culture and people associated with Porvoo.

Selected publications Pyhiinvaellus. Matkalla Intiassa ja Nepalissa, Salakirjat 2013 Journeys in the Kali Yuga: A Pilgrimage from Esoteric India to Pagan Europe, Inner Traditions – Bear & Company 2017 Pyhä Eurooppa, 2020 Perttu Häkkinen – Valonkantaja, co-editor with Boris Brander, Vesa Iitti and , Salakirjat 2023