2010 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2010.
(Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)

• 1 January – Swedish band Cult of Luna release Eviga Riket, a publication giving the full story behind their Eternal Kingdom album.^[1]
• 29 January – Norwegian jazz bassist Bodvar Moe is awarded the Nordlysprisen.^[2]
• 29 May – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway, Denmark is the most successful of the Scandinavian countries, finishing in fourth place.^[3]
• 10 June – The 27th Stockholm Jazz Festival opens in Stockholm, Sweden, running until 12 June.^[4]
• 26 July – Emperor Magus Caligula leaves the Swedish band Dark Funeral^[5], followed shortly afterwards by bandmates "B-Force" and "Dominator", leaving Lord Ahriman and "Chaq Mol" as the band's only members.
• 2 November – The Oslo World Music Festival opens, running until 7 November.^[6]

• Magnus Lindberg – Souvenir^[7]
• Kaija Saariaho – Mirages^[8]

• 26 January – Dag Frøland, 64, Norwegian entertainer^[26]
• 12 February – Grethe Sønck, 80, Danish actress and singer^[27]
• 4 March – Amalie Christie, 96, Norwegian classical pianist^[28]
• 21 April – Gustav Lorentzen, 62, Norwegian folk singer and entertainer (Knutsen & Ludvigsen)^[29]
• 24 April – Bo Hansson, 67, Swedish rock keyboardist^[30]
• 30 May – Kristian Bergheim, 83, Norwegian jazz saxophonist^[31]
• 5 June – Arne Nordheim, 78, Norwegian contemporary classical experimental composer^[32]
• 15 July – Knut Stensholm, 56, Norwegian drummer^[33]
• 23 July – Willy Bakken ("willy b"), 59, Norwegian guitarist and popular culture writer^[34]
• 16 September – Erkki Ertama, 82, Finnish composer and conductor^[35]
• 13 October – Ulrik Cold, 71, Danish operatic bass^[36]
• 7 December – Kari Tapio, 65, Finnish schlager singer^[37]
• 30 December – Thomas Funck, 91, Swedish baron and polymath^{[citation needed]}