1966 in Nordic music

none November 2025 1966 1966 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1966 in Nordic music. Events March – Birgit Nilsson doubles in the roles of Venus and Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhäuser, at the Metropolitan Opera, opposite Pekka Nuotio.https://www.nytimes.com/1966/03/21/archives/music-birgit-nilssons-tannhauser-soprano-excels-as-both-elisabeth.html Music: Birgit Nilsson's 'Tannhauser'; Soprano Excels as Both Elisabeth and Venus Finnish Tenor in Debut as Hero New York Times Harold C. Schonberg March 21, 1966 23 November 2025 5 March – The 11th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Luxembourg, and is won by Austria. Of the Scandinavian countries, Sweden finish 2nd, Norway 3rd, Finland 10th and Denmark 14th.Luxembourg 1966 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1966/final European Broadcasting Union 7 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210407114707/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1966/final 7 April 2021 live 29-30 May The first Helsinki Folk Festival takes place, in Sandvik, Espoo, Finland, as a one-off event. Harva tietää, että espoolaisella rannalla tehtiin suomalaisen popkulttuurin historiaa Few people know that history of Finnish popular culture was made on the shore in Espoo Anna Takala https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/espoo/art-2000006529900.html HS Helsinki Sanoma Helsinki 4 June 2020 12–13 10 June 2020 fi unknown date – Nicolai Gedda is inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.https://nordics.info/show/artikel/nicolai-gedda-1925-2017 Nicolai Gedda (1925-2017) Nordics Info 23 November 2025 New works Ulf Grahn – Symphony no 1https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/grahn-ulf/SMH-W6822-Sinfonie_no_1 Sinfonie no 1 Swedish Musical Heritage 23 November 2025 Harald Sæverud – Symphony no 9http://www.allmusic.com/artist/harald-saeverud-mn0001640224/biography Allmusic: Harald Saeverud biography 2017-03-25 Leif Segerstam – String Quartet no 4American Record Guide, volume 40 Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation 1977 33 Popular music Benny Andersson "Consolation" (#1 Sweden for Hep Stars)The Hep Stars - Discography https://www.thehepstars.se/Diskografi.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20100818050508/http://www.thehepstars.se/Diskografi.html 18 August 2010 2020-08-03 www.thehepstars.se sv "Sunny Girl" (#1 Sweden for Hep Stars)The Hep Stars - Sunny Girl https://www.thehepstars.se/popup9E_window.html 2020-07-03 www.thehepstars.se Benny Andersson and Svenne Hedlund – "Wedding" (#1 Sweden for Hep Stars)Wedding https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001464683 2020-07-07 smdb.kb.se Svensk mediedatabas sv Tages – "In My Dreams" (#1 Sweden)Anon. 9 July 1966 Nästa Tages-platta lär bli en av deras mer framgångsrika The Next Disc by Tages Will Become One of Their More Successful https://tidningar.kb.se/2bzxxwwf00vk01v2 limited 21 February 2025 Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning 7 sv National Library of Sweden New recordings Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail, with Nicolai Gedda and Lucia Popp; (Belmonte) Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Josef Krips, EMIhttps://musicwebinternational.com/2023/03/mozarts-die-entfuhrung-aus-dem-serail/ Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail - A selective survey of recordings Ralph Moore 30 March 2023 Music Web International 23 November 2025 Steinn Steinarr – Steinn Steinarr Les Eigin Ljóð (spoken word)https://glatkistan.com/2022/08/31/steinn-steinarr-efni-a-plotum/ Steinn Steinarr – Efni á plötum Glatkistan 23 November 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 Film music Lars Johan Werle – Önhttps://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=4727 Ön (1966) The Swedish Film Database 23 November 2025 Musical films Flagermusen, with music by Johann Strauss IIhttps://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/flagermusen-0 Flagermusen Danish Film Database 13 February 2025 Births 17 February – Quorthon, Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and record producer (died 2004)February 2026 16 April – Jarle Vespestad, Norwegian jazz drummerJarle Vespestad Store norske leksikon 26 November 2024 http://www.snl.no/Jarle_Vespestad no 6 June 2025 15 September – Håvard Gimse, cellist.Håvard Gimse Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Håvard_Gimse no 8 June 2025 Deaths 6 February – Algot Haquinius, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1890)Helmer Axel J Algot Haquinius https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=12602 Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (SBL) 28 April 2020 18 March – Osvald Helmuth, Danish actor and singer (born 1894)https://www.nytimes.com/1966/03/19/archives/osvald-helmuth-71-a-danish-comedian.html Osvald Helmuth, 71, A Danish Comedian 19 March 1966 The New York Times 27 January 2010 13 May – Henrik Adam Due, Norwegian violinist (born 1891)https://snl.no/Henrik_Adam_Due Henrik Adam Due no Store Norske Leksikon Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo 2009-02-14 22 March 2017 9 August – Gösta Nystroem, Swedish composer (born 1890)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/nystroem-gosta/ Gösta Nystroem (1890-1966) Swedish Musical Heritage 23 November 2025 17 August – Rolf Billberg, Swedish jazz saxophonist (born 1930)Knox Keith 2006 A Swedish jazzlegend Mickey Billberg http://www.billberg.dk/rolf/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070315183714/http://www.billberg.dk/rolf/index.html 2007-03-15 See also 1960s Music 1966 in Denmark 1966 in Iceland 1966 in Norwegian music 1966 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music