The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1977.

Events 7 May – The 22nd Eurovision Song Contest is held in London, after being postponed from 2 April because of a BBC technicians' strike. Finland is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing 10th. Norway finishes 14th and Sweden 18th. Denmark does not participate. December – Swedish punk band Ebba Grön is founded in Stockholm.

New works Kalevi Aho – Quintet, for bassoon and string quartet Birgitte Alsted – Strygekvartet i CD, for string quartet Bengt Hambraeus – Antiphonie: Cathedral Music for Organ Pehr Henrik Nordgren Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 33 Summer Music for orchestra, Op. 34 Akinosuke-no-yume (安芸之助の夢; The Dream of Akinosuke) for piano, Op. 35 Jyūroku-zakura (十六ざくら) for piano, Op. 36 Jikininki (食人鬼) for piano, Op. 37 Häjyt (The Evil Braggarts), orchestral music for the television play, Op. 38 Butterflies for guitar solo, Op. 39 (Yonder Lives My Sweet Love) for string orchestra, Op. 40 Per Nørgård Kredsløb, for SATB choir Mating Dance, for flute (+ alto flute) and guitar Twilight, for orchestra Einojuhani Rautavaara Suomalainen myytti (A Finnish Myth), for string orchestra Serenades of the Unicorn, for guitar Aulis Sallinen – Simppeli Simme ja Hamppari, for mixed choir

Hit singles ABBA – "Knowing Me, Knowing You" (#1 Belgium, Ireland, South Africa, UK) Monica Aspelund – "Lapponia" (#20 Sweden) Jan Lindblad – "Oh Shenandoah" (#1 Sweden) Shu-bi-dua – "Mig og så Harry" Anita Skorgan – "Casanova" (#4 Norway)

Hit albums ABBA – ABBA: The Album

Eurovision Song Contest Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

Film and television music Björn Isfält & Lasse Dahlberg – Bröderna Lejonhjärta Ralph Lundsten – Elvis! Elvis! Gunner Møller Pedersen – En Forårsdag i Helvede

Musical films ABBA: The Movie

Deaths 8 February – Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and music-theorist (born 1901) 5 March – Moses Pergament, Finnish-born classical composer 18 October – Kristian Hauger, Norwegian pianist, orchestra leader and composer of popular music (born 1905) 24 October – Hugo Myrtelius, Swedish conductor and composer (born 1892 in Nordic music) unknown date – John Gunnarsson Helland, Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1897)

See also 1977 in Denmark

1977 in Iceland 1977 in Norwegian music 1977 in Sweden

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