The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2026.

Contents

• Events
• Top hit singles
• Albums released
• January
• February
• Classical works
• Film and television music
• Deaths
• References

Events

• 5 January – Following US President Donald Trump's threat to annexe Greenland, singer Björk comes out in favour of Greenland's independence. ^[1]
• 1 February – Among the nominees at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards are Ghost for Best Metal Performance, Bohuslän Big Band (with Danilo Pérez) for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, and Ludwig Göransson for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media. ^[2]
• 26–27 February – Children of Bodom will play their first shows in seven years at the Tavastia Club in Helsinki, titled "A Celebration of Music". Both shows are to be held as a tribute to their original vocalist and guitarist Alexi Laiho, who died in 2020, with Samy Elbanna of Lost Society filling in for him. ^{[3] [4]}
• 23–25 April – Jazzahead festival in Germany features a "Danish Clubnight". Scandinavian performers include the Kathrine Windfeld Sextet, Sinne Eeg & Jacob Christoffersen. ^[5]
• Autumn – Esa-Pekka Salonen takes up his new position as Creative Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the United States. ^[6]

Top hit singles

• Haloo Helsinki! – "Voiko enkelitkin eksyä" (#5 Finland) ^[7]
• Zara Larsson – "Lush Life" (re-entry; #3 Sweden, #6 Denmark) ^[8]

Albums released

Classical works

• Stefan Klaverdal – Och näktergalen i mina drömmar ^[20]

Film and television music

• Amorphis – Kalevala: The Story of Kullervo ^[21]

Deaths

• 2 January – Ritva Auvinen, Finnish opera singer (born 1932) ^[22]
• 18 January – Anders Möller  [ sv ], Swedish rick musician (Black Ingvars, Swedish Erotica) (cancer; born 1962) ^[23]
• 21 January – Kristinn Svavarsson, Icelandic saxophonist (Mezzoforte; born 1947) ^[24]
• 7 February – Kåre Grøttum, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer (born 1934) ^[25]

References