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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2017.
(Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)

Events

January

  • 5 - Royal Danish Opera announces that its artistic director, Sven Müller, will leave his position in 2017, three years ahead of schedule.[1] Müller is believed to have resigned because of financial cuts.[2]
  • 18 – It is announced that Finland's Esa-Pekka Salonen has withdrawn as music director of the Ojai Music Festival for 2018 because of his composition schedule, and will be replaced by Patricia Kopatchinskaja, ahead of her originally scheduled season in 2020.[3]
  • 21 – Hot Club de Norvège headline at the annual Djangofestival at Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway.[4]
  • 28

February

March

April

May

  • 8 – It is reported that Norwegian Eurovision jury member Per Sundnes has been replaced by Erland Bakke, after the Irish delegation complained about public comments that suggested he was prejudiced against their entry.[16]
  • 9
  • 13 – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Sweden finish in 5th place, Norway 10th and Denmark 20th, whilst Finland and Iceland fail to qualify for the final.
  • 15 - The Swedish Chamber Orchestra appoints Martin Fröst its principal conductor effective from 2019, with an initial contract of 3 seasons.[19]
  • 18 - Gita Kadambi is appointed general director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet announces the appointment of as its next general director, effective January 2018. Kadambi will stand down from her post as general manager of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.[20]

June

July

August

September

October

November

Albums released

January

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
6 Pentagon Tapes Dag Arnesen Losen Records [48]
10 Ivory Stone / Hof Misþyrming & Sinmara Terratur Possessions 10" EP [49]
13 Politur Passiarer Scheen Jazzorkester & Audun Kleive Losen Records [50]
In the Passing Light of Day Pain of Salvation Inside Out Music [51]
20 Chromola 1982 (Nils Økland, Sigbjørn Apeland, Øyvind Skarbø) Heilo [52]
Music to Draw to: Satellite Kid Koala featuring Emiliana Torrini Kid Koala Productions [53]
Vit Christer Fredriksen Losen Records Produced by Christer Fredriksen [54]
27 Quiet Dreams Hilde Hefte Ponca Jazz Records [55]
Godspeed Morten Schantz Produced by Morten Schantz with Kristian Thomsen [56]
Meet Me At The Movies Viktoria Tolstoy ACT Music Produced by Nils Landgren executive producer Siggi Loch [57]
Potsdamer Platz Jan Lundgren ACT Music Produced by Siggi Loch [58]
28 Stereotomic Nypan Losen Records [59]

February

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
10 The High Heat Licks Against Heaven Nidingr not known [60]
24 The Roc Daniel Herskedal Produced by Daniel Herskedal [61]
Helluva Trollfest Napalm Records [62]
Mitt liv Charlotte Perrelli Stockhouse [63]

March

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 For You Léon Columbia [64]
Agricolankatu 11 Mikko Kuustonen Columbia [65]
7 Animals Megalodon Collective Jazzland Recordings [66]
10 Hulluuden Highway Haloo Helsinki! Sony [67]
17 So Good Zara Larsson Epic Records [67]
24 Meningen med livet Sonja Aldén Capitol Music Group [68]
31 Revelation For Personal Use Anneli Drecker Rune Grammofon Produced by Anneli Drecker [69]
The Venomous Nightrage Despotz Records [70]

April

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
14 Forces of the Northern Night Dimmu Borgir not known Live album [71]
Season High Little Dragon Because Music [72]
21 Sympathetic Magic Peter von Poehl BMG Rights Mgmt France SARL [73]
28 Fanatiko Barathrum not known [74]

May

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
not known Can't Steal the Music Aura Dione Island, Universal, Koolmusic
Slør (English version) Eivør Pálsdóttir not known [75]
5 Towards Language Arve Henriksen Rune Grammofon [76]
8 Endless Summer Sóley Morr Music [77]
12 Good Times Mando Diao BMG Chrysalis [78]
26 Berdreyminn Sólstafir unknown [79]
Liberetto III Lars Danielsson ACT Music With Gregory Privat, John Parricelli and Magnus Öström [80]
Slør Eivør Pálsdóttir Tutl Records AGs1701, licensed to A&G Records Ltd [81]

June

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
23 Helsinki Vampire Jyrki 69 unknown [82]
30 Velocity Waveshaper unknown 6-track EP [83]

July

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
14 Long Live Life Francobollo Square Leg Records [84]
Kinder Versions Mammút unknown

August

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
25 Live at Masters of Rock Korpiklaani Nuclear Blast Live album [85]
Born From Fire The Quill Metalville [86]

September

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
15 Åra Erlend Apneseth Trio Hubro Produced by Andreas R Meland and Erlend Apneseth Trio [87]
Anatude Antti Tuisku Warner Music Finland Tuisku's fifth #1 album in Finland [88]
Clocks Erland Dahlen Hubro Produced by Erland Dahlen [89]
Mareridt Myrkur Relapse Records Produced by Randall Dunn [90]
29 Everybody Loves Angels Bugge Wesseltoft ACT Produced by Siggi Loch with the artist [91]
Pastor´n Asmundsen & Co Losen Produced by Tine Asmundsen and Vidar Johansen. All compositions by Einar “Pastor´n” Iversen. [92]
Piano Benny Andersson Deutsche Grammophon Produced by Benny Andersson [93]

October

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
20 Walk the Earth Europe Hell & Back Produced by Dave Cobb at Abbey Road Studios [94]
27 Good Stuff Iiro Rantala & Ulf Wakenius ACT Produced by Siggi Loch [95]

November

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 Kids in Love Kygo Sony [96]
24 Vista August Rosenbaum unknown [97]
Før vi mødte dig Rasmus Seebach ArtPeople [98]
Kong Vinter Taake Dark Essence Records [99]

December

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 Three Faces of Antoine Status Minor [100]
29 Endeligt Nortt Avantgarde Music [101]

Eurovision Song Contest

Classical works

Film scores and incidental music

Deaths

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  103. ^ Den verdensberømte violinist Svend Asmussen er død (in Danish)
  104. ^ Ruotsalainen black metal -legenda Tony "It" Särkkä on kuollut 45-vuotiaana (in Finnish)
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  106. ^ Andlát: Jórunn Viðar tónskáld (in Icelandic)
  107. ^ Lars ”Dille” Diedricson är död (in Swedish)
  108. ^ Laulaja Barbara Helsingius on kuollut (in Finnish)
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  111. ^ Pan Sonic founder and noise icon Mika Vainio has died aged 53
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  113. ^ Hitmageren fra Giro 413 er død (in Danish)
  114. ^ Jan Høiland er død (in Norwegian)
  115. ^ Egil Monn-Iversen er død (in Norwegian)
  116. ^ Egil Kapstad er død (in Norwegian)
  117. ^ Swedish composer Folke Rabe dies aged 81
  118. ^ Visesanger Jan Arvid Johansen er død: - Minnene etter levd liv i lag er mange og gode (in Norwegian)
  119. ^ Tonsättaren Ingvar Lidholm död (in Swedish)
  120. ^ Rock-Boris är död (in Swedish)
  121. ^ Trompeteren Atle Hammer er død (in Norwegian)
  122. ^ Ilkka ”Emu” Lehtinen 1947–2017 (in Finnish)
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  124. ^ Halvard Magne Kausland (in Norwegian)
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