The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1967 in Nordic music.
Events
27 February – British band The Spencer Davis Group appear on Finnish television in the music show Valmiina Pyörii; it is Steve Winwood's final appearance with the group. 5 March – The 12th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Austria, and is won by the UK. Of the competing Scandinavian countries, Sweden finish 8th, Finland 12th and Norway 14th. 7 September – The Sibelius Monument is unveiled in Helsinki.
New works Herbert H. Ágústsson – Tveir menuettar for piano Ulf Grahn – Pour Quatre Lars-Erik Larsson – Lyrical fantasy for small orchestra Leif Segerstam – Pandora (ballet)
Popular music Bent Fabricius-Bjerre & Klaus Rifbjerg – "Duerne flyver" Ola & the Janglers – "Alex is the Man" (#1 Sweden) Tages – "Miss Mac Baren" (#1 Sweden)
New recordings Hljómar – Hljómar (album) M. A. Numminen – M. A. Numminen In memoriam
Eurovision Song Contest Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Film music Per Nørgård – Hagbard and Signe
Musical films Bent Fabricius-Bjerre – Jeg er sgu min egen!
Births 14 January – Rolf Gupta, Swedish/Norwegian composer and conductor 8 February – Lise Davidsen, Norwegian soprano 12 February – Stein Inge Brækhus, Norwegian jazz musician 1 April – Dag Stokke, Norwegian keyboardist (TNT), church organist and mastering engineer(died 2011) 7 June – Olli Mustonen, Finnish composer 13 October – Hannu Lintu, Finnish conductor
Deaths 11 February – Simon Brehm, Swedish jazz double bassist (born 1900) 16 March – Jakob Sande, Norwegian poet and folk singer (born 1907) 24 June – Kai Normann Andersen, composer (born 1900) 22 November – Edvin Kallstenius, Swedish composer (born 1881) 26 November – Johannes Hanssen, Norwegian bandmaster, composer and teacher (born 1874)
See also
1967 in Denmark
1967 in Iceland 1967 in Norwegian music 1967 in Sweden
References