1971 in Scandinavian 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. ^[1]
• 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. ^[2]
• 5 September – The Kalvøyafestivalen, a music festival in Norway, is held for the first time. Performers include Lillebjørn Nilsen and Ole Paus. ^[3]

New works

• Jørgen Jersild – Three Danish Romances ^[4]
• Sven-Eric Johanson – Pastorale ^[5]
• Harald Sæverud – Mozart-Motto Sinfonietta (1971) ^[6]
• Aulis Sallinen – Symphony No. 1 ^[7]

Popular music

• Familien Andersen – "Jeg har set en rigtig negermand" (#1 Denmark) ^[8]
• Gitte Hænning – "Flirt (Samme sted, samme tid)" (#1 Denmark) ^[9]
• Anita Hegerland & Roy Black – "Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein" (#1 Denmark; #3 Norway) ^[10]
• Hootenanny Singers – "Aldrig Mer"

Recordings

• Fred Åkerström – Mera Ruben Nilson
• Gunder Hägg – Glassfabriken ^[11]
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad – Frida ^[12]
• Trúbrot – Lifun^{[ citation needed ]}

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 drenge ^[13]

Musical films

• The Apple War , with music by Evert Taube ^[14]

Births

• 3 February – Christian Liljegren, Swedish singer-songwriter ^[15]
• 1 December – Mika Pohjola, Finnish jazz pianist and composer

Deaths

• 11 February – Harry Arnold, Swedish saxophonist and bandleader (born 1920) ^[16]
• 22 May – Frank Ottersen, Norwegian jazz musician (born 1921) ^[17]

See also

• 1971 in Denmark
• 1971 in Iceland
• 1971 in Norwegian music
• 1971 in Sweden

References

1. "Dublin 1971 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
2. Pekka Suhonen, Petri Mustonen, Eeva-Kaarina Holopainen, Finlandia-talo: tapahtumia, ihmisiä, musiikkia [Finlandia Hall: Events, People, Music]. Otava, Helsinki, 2001.
3. "Fersivale og artistene" . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
4. "Jørgen Jersild". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
5. "Pastorale". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
6. "Scandinavian Symphonies L-Z" (PDF). Musicweb International. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
7. Weitzman, Ronald (1997). "Sallinen's Seven Symphonies". Tempo. New Series (202). Cambridge University Press: 8–15. doi:10.1017/S0040298200048889. S2CID   143851973.(subscription required)
8. "Esktra Bladets vinder nummer et". Ekstra Bladet . 8 October 1970. p. 31.
9. "Hits of the World". Billboard: 60. 27 November 1971.
10. "Die Offiziellen Deutschen Charts – Singles Top 50 1971" (PDF). chart-history.net (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
11. Jesper Olsson; Tania Ørum, eds. (2016). A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1950-1975. Brill. p. 771. ISBN   9789004310506.
12. Palm, Carl Magnus (26 August 2010). "English translation of liner notes: Frida 1967-1972". Translated by Peterson, Sven Åke; Whittingham, Grant. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
13. "Guld til præriens skrappe drenge". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
14. "Äppelkriget (1971)". Swedish Film Institute. 2 March 2014.
15. "Per Christian Liljegren SiktvДgen 31 KungsЖr – Ratsit". Ratsit.se. 3 February 1971. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
16. "SvenskaGravar". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018.
17. Jan Evensmo. "The violin and tenor sax of Frank Ottersen" (PDF). Jazz Archaeology. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2025.