1986 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1986.

Events

24 January – Kukl release their second and final album, Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought), on Crass Records.
3 May – At the 31st Eurovision Song Contest, held in Bergen, Sweden is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, in 5th place, with Denmark 6th. Norway finish 12th, Finland 15th and Iceland 16th. Sissel Kyrkjebø's appearance during the interval leads to her career taking off.
8 June – The Sugarcubes form in Iceland, with Björk Guðmundsdóttir as their lead vocalist.
10 June – Swedish doom metal band Candlemass release their debut album, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, on Black Dragon Records. Sales are disappointing and the label drops the band.
27 September – A tour bus carrying the heavy metal band Metallica crashes in Sweden. One of the band's members, Cliff Burton, is killed.

Ole Buck – Rejong
Vagn Holmboe – Ten Preludes for Sinfonietta: No 1 To a Pine Tree; No 2 To a Dolphin; No 3 To a Maple Tree
Per Nørgård
*Viola Concerto No. 1, "Remembering Child"
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18 March – Lykke Li, Swedish singer-songwriter
19 March – Susanne Sundfør, Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer
13 May – Alexander Rybak, Belarus-born Norwegian singer
8 June – Sindri Eldon Þórsson, son of Icelandic musicians Björk and Þór Eldon Jónsson