1982 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1982.

Events

24 April – At the 27th Eurovision Song Contest, held in the UK, the top-performing Scandinavian country is Sweden, which finishes in 8th place. Norway finish 12th, Denmark 17th and Finland 18th (with no points).^[1]
3 December – The most successful group of the 1970s, Sweden's ABBA, release their final original single before their break-up, "Under Attack".^[2]
Unknown date – Norwegian synth-pop band A-Ha is formed in Oslo.^[3]

Classical works

Hans Abrahamsen – Nacht und Trompeten^[4]
Aulis Sallinen – Shadows^[5]

Hit singles

ABBA
- "The Day Before You Came" (#1 Finland; #3 Belgium, Netherlands; #4 Switzerland)^[6]
- "Under Attack" (#2 Belgium; #5 Netherlands)
Chips – "Dag efter dag" (#4 Sweden; #5 Norway)^[7]
Freestyle – "Ögon som glittrar" (#3 Sweden)^[8]
Gyllene Tider – "Sommartider" (#3 Norway; #6 Sweden; #12 Finland^[9]
Laban – "Hvor ska' vi sove i nat" (#6 Denmark)^[10]
Tomas Ledin – "Sommaren är kort" (#7 Sweden)^[11]
Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan – "Adieu" (#3 Norway)^[12]
Þeyr – "The Fourth Reich" (EP)^[13]

Eurovision Song Contest

Film and television music

Asser Fagerström – Aidankaatajat eli heidän jälkeensä vedenpaisumus^[14]
Jo Tore Bæverfjord & Hans Rotmo – Krypskyttere^[15]
Rolf Sersam & Giuseppe Verdi – Den enfaldige mördaren^[16]

Musical films

Ebba the Movie (documentary), featuring Ebba Grön & Dag Vag^[17]
Rokk í Reykjavík (documentary), featuring Tappi Tíkarrass, Einar Örn Benediktsson, Egó, Fræbbblarnir, and others.^[18]

Births

January – Yukimi Nagano, Swedish singer and songwriter (Little Dragon)^[19]
January 3 – Chisu, Finnish singer-songwriter^[20]
January 5 – Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, Icelandic musician
January 15 – Ari Pulkkinen, Finnish pianist and composer, best known for his music on the Angry Birds series
January 31
- Helena Paparizou, Greek-Swedish singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005^[21]
May 26 – Morten Breum, Danish DJ and music producer
June 23 – Martin Rolinski, Swedish musical artist
July 28 – Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Icelandic singer, known for portraying Silvía Night.
September 15 – Sofia Jannok, Swedish musical artist
November 22 – Steve Angello, Greek-Swedish DJ
November 30 – Medina, Danish musician
December 27 – Terji Skibenæs, Faroese guitarist (Týr)^[22]

Deaths

16 January – Harald Agersnap, Danish classical musician, 92^[23]
26 May – Nanny Larsén-Todsen, Swedish operatic soprano, 97^[24]
12 August – Helvi Leiviskä, Finnish composer, 80^[25]
28 September – Ragnar Hasselgren, Swedish born singer, 78^[26]
11 October – Gösta Törner, Swedish jazz trumpeter and bandleader, 70^[27]
21 October – Radka Toneff, Norwegian jazz singer, 30 (suicide)^[28]

References

^ "Harrogate 1982 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Palm, Carl Magnus (2005). Abba : the complete guide to their music. London: Omnibus Press. pp. 70, 85. ISBN 1-84449-505-1. OCLC 60589495.
^ "A-ha's Morten Harket, 65, shares emotional statement after Parkinson's diagnosis". Metro. 4 June 2025. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
^ Anders Beyer (2001). "Abrahamsen, Hans". In Stanley Sadie; John Tyrrell (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2 ed.). Macmillan Publishers.
^ McLellan, Joseph (1 December 1982). "NSO's Night of Contrasts". Style. The Washington Post. Washington, DC. p. C10.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "ABBA". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 8. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "Dag efter dag". Swedishcharts. 1982. Retrieved 10 September 2007.
^ Timo Pennanen (2021). 1000 listan kirja: Suomen hittihistoria 1960-2020 tuhantena Top 12 -listana ja visailuna. BoD Finnland. p. 141. ISBN 9789528048893.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021" (PDF) (in Finnish). Musiikkiarkisto. p. 94. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ "Hvor ska' vi sove i nat". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
^ "TOMAS LEDIN - SOMMAREN ÄR KORT (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
^ Norwegiancharts https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jahn+Teigen+%26+Anita+Skorgan&titel=Adieu&cat=s. Retrieved 3 July 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ James Greene (2017). Brave Punk World: The International Rock Underground from Alerta Roja to Z-Off. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 721. ISBN 9781442269859.
^ "Aidankaatajat". finna.fi. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
^ "Krypskyttere, film fra 1982, Regi: Hans Otto Nicolayssen". Filmfront. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ "Den enfaldige mördaren (1982)". Swedish Film Institute. 9 March 2014.
^ The Cinema of Scandinavia. Wallflower Press. 2005. p. 181. ISBN 9781904764229.
^ Drago Momcilovic, ed. (2020). Resounding Pasts: Essays in Literature, Popular Music, and Cultural Memory. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 9781527551480.
^ Killian Fox (27 April 2014). "Yukimi Nagano: soundtrack of my life". Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
^ Me Naiset -magazine 7.6.2012, pp. 8–9
^ TV, MAD. "Μια μαγική νύχτα για τους Antique" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
^ "Terji Skibenæs". Metal Archives. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
^ Hans Riis-Vestergaard (14 November 2011). "Harald Agersnap". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
^ Aliki Andris-Michalaros (1987). The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera. Simon and Schuster. p. 185. ISBN 9780671617325.
^ Hillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 217–. ISBN 0-313-27728-1.
^ "Ragnar Edwin Hasselgren". Find a Grave. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ "Törner, Gösta Bertil Hjalmar". svenskgravar. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
^ Breen, Marta (31 August 2008). "Distansert blikk: Nyansert portrett, mangler en klo". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 October 2013.

[1] "Harrogate 1982 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[2] Palm, Carl Magnus (2005). Abba : the complete guide to their music. London: Omnibus Press. pp. 70, 85. ISBN 1-84449-505-1. OCLC 60589495.

[3] "A-ha's Morten Harket, 65, shares emotional statement after Parkinson's diagnosis". Metro. 4 June 2025. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

[4] Anders Beyer (2001). "Abrahamsen, Hans". In Stanley Sadie; John Tyrrell (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2 ed.). Macmillan Publishers.

[5] McLellan, Joseph (1 December 1982). "NSO's Night of Contrasts". Style. The Washington Post. Washington, DC. p. C10.

[6] Pennanen, Timo (2021). "ABBA". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 8. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[7] "Dag efter dag". Swedishcharts. 1982. Retrieved 10 September 2007.

[8] Timo Pennanen (2021). 1000 listan kirja: Suomen hittihistoria 1960-2020 tuhantena Top 12 -listana ja visailuna. BoD Finnland. p. 141. ISBN 9789528048893.

[9] Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021" (PDF) (in Finnish). Musiikkiarkisto. p. 94. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[10] "Hvor ska' vi sove i nat". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

[11] "TOMAS LEDIN - SOMMAREN ÄR KORT (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[12] Norwegiancharts https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jahn+Teigen+%26+Anita+Skorgan&titel=Adieu&cat=s. Retrieved 3 July 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[13] James Greene (2017). Brave Punk World: The International Rock Underground from Alerta Roja to Z-Off. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 721. ISBN 9781442269859.

[14] "Aidankaatajat". finna.fi. Retrieved 1 July 2025.

[15] "Krypskyttere, film fra 1982, Regi: Hans Otto Nicolayssen". Filmfront. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[16] "Den enfaldige mördaren (1982)". Swedish Film Institute. 9 March 2014.

[17] The Cinema of Scandinavia. Wallflower Press. 2005. p. 181. ISBN 9781904764229.

[18] Drago Momcilovic, ed. (2020). Resounding Pasts: Essays in Literature, Popular Music, and Cultural Memory. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 9781527551480.

[19] Killian Fox (27 April 2014). "Yukimi Nagano: soundtrack of my life". Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2025.

[20] Me Naiset -magazine 7.6.2012, pp. 8–9

[21] TV, MAD. "Μια μαγική νύχτα για τους Antique" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

[22] "Terji Skibenæs". Metal Archives. Retrieved 1 July 2025.

[23] Hans Riis-Vestergaard (14 November 2011). "Harald Agersnap". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

[24] Aliki Andris-Michalaros (1987). The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera. Simon and Schuster. p. 185. ISBN 9780671617325.

[25] Hillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 217–. ISBN 0-313-27728-1.

[26] "Ragnar Edwin Hasselgren". Find a Grave. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[27] "Törner, Gösta Bertil Hjalmar". svenskgravar. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[28] Breen, Marta (31 August 2008). "Distansert blikk: Nyansert portrett, mangler en klo". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 October 2013.

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Musical films

Births

Deaths

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References