1971 in Nordic music

none November 2025 1971 1971 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1971. Events 3 April – The 16th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Dublin, and is won by Monaco. Of the Scandinavian entries, Sweden finishes 6th, Finland 8th and Norway 17th.Dublin 1971 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final European Broadcasting Union 9 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210409083814/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1971/final 9 April 2021 live 2 December – The Finlandia Hall in Helsinki is inaugurated with a concert of Finnish music, featuring the premiè of Einojuhani Rautavaara's Meren tytär ('Daughter of the Sea') and Aulis Sallinen's First Symphony (opus 24), as well as Sibelius's violin concerto, with Isaac Stern as soloist and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.Pekka Suhonen, Petri Mustonen, Eeva-Kaarina Holopainen, Finlandia-talo: tapahtumia, ihmisiä, musiikkia [Finlandia Hall: Events, People, Music]. Otava, Helsinki, 2001. 5 September – The Kalvøyafestivalen, a music festival in Norway, is held for the first time. Performers include Lillebjørn Nilsen and Ole Paus.https://kalvoyafestivalen.no/artister/ Fersivale og artistene 11 November 2025 New works Jørgen Jersild – Three Danish Romanceshttps://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/J%C3%B8rgen_Jersild Jørgen Jersild Dansk Biografisk Leksikon da 11 November 2025 Sven-Eric Johanson – Pastoralehttps://swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/johanson-sven-eric/SMH-W4761-Pastorale Pastorale Swedish Musical Heritage 9 November 2025 Harald Sæverud – Mozart-Motto Sinfonietta (1971)https://www.musicweb-international.com/ntl_discogs/scandinavian_symphonies/Scandinavian-symphoniesLZ.pdf Scandinavian Symphonies L-Z Musicweb International 11 November 2025 Aulis Sallinen – Symphony No. 1Weitzman Ronald 1997 Sallinen's Seven Symphonies Tempo Cambridge University Press New Series 202 8–15 10.1017/S0040298200048889 143851973 Popular music Familien Andersen – "Jeg har set en rigtig negermand" (#1 Denmark)8 October 1970 Esktra Bladets vinder nummer et Ekstra Bladet 31 Gitte Hænning – "Flirt (Samme sted, samme tid)" (#1 Denmark)Billboard 27 November 1971 Hits of the World 60 Anita Hegerland & Roy Black – "Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein" (#1 Denmark; #3 Norway)https://chart-history.net/wp-content/uploads/Charts_komplett_1971.pdf Die Offiziellen Deutschen Charts – Singles Top 50 1971 chart-history.net de 17 September 2024 Hootenanny Singers – "Aldrig Mer" Hit albums March 2026 Recordings Fred Åkerström – Mera Ruben Nilson Gunder Hägg – GlassfabrikenA Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1950-1975 Jesper Olsson Tania Ørum Brill 2016 9789004310506 771 Anni-Frid Lyngstad – Frida2010-08-26 English translation of liner notes: Frida 1967-1972 Palm Carl Magnus Peterson Sven Åke Whittingham Grant https://www.carlmagnuspalm.com/abba/solo-projects/frida-1967-1972/english-translation-of-liner-notes https://web.archive.org/web/20190327225723/https://www.carlmagnuspalm.com/abba/solo-projects/frida-1967-1972/english-translation-of-liner-notes 27 March 2019 6 January 2025 Trúbrot – LifunNovember 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 Film and television music Sven Gyldmark Guld til præriens skrappe drengehttps://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/guld-til-praeriens-skrappe-drenge Guld til præriens skrappe drenge Danish Film Institute 9 November 2025 Musical films The Apple War, with music by Evert Taubehttp://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=4883&iv=Awards Äppelkriget (1971) Swedish Film Institute 2 March 2014 Births 3 February – Christian Liljegren, Swedish singer-songwriterhttp://www.ratsit.se/BC/ReportSmall.aspx?ID=f_71OxWDV3SGz3kP8RxHZkND5ixxw9rZNMPcGKzEplM Per Christian Liljegren SiktvДgen 31 KungsЖr – Ratsit Ratsit.se 3 February 1971 30 May 2015 1 December – Mika Pohjola, Finnish jazz pianist and composer Deaths 11 February – Harry Arnold, Swedish saxophonist and bandleader (born 1920)2018-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121038/https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/56532846 SvenskaGravar https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/56532846 22 May – Frank Ottersen, Norwegian jazz musician (born 1921)https://www.jazzarcheology.com/artists/frank_ottersen.pdf The violin and tenor sax of Frank Ottersen Jazz Archaeology Jan Evensmo 9 November 2025 2 See also 1971 in Denmark 1971 in Iceland 1971 in Norwegian music 1971 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music