Career
Four years later he lost his first bout in the middleweight competition. Alhberg first competed nationally in ski jumping and swimming. After the 1936 Olympics he turned professional and had series of matches in South Africa (1937), United States (1939) and Europe (1938 and 1940-1941).
He retired in 1941 with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 6 draws.
In 2008 he was inducted into to the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.