1990 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1990.

Events

6 April – Knut Kristiansen is awarded the festival prize at Norway's annual Vossa Jazz festival.
5 May – In the final of the 35th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Zagreb, Iceland finish in fourth place to become the most successful of the Scandinavian countries. Denmark finish 8th, Sweden 16th and Finland and Norway joint 21st.
unknown date – Guitarists Dan Nilsson & Micke Bargstörm, bassists Martin Persson and drummer Rille Even, all original members of Opeth, leave the band, after Mikael Åkerfeldt is recruited without their knowledge.

Classical works

Kaija Saariaho – ...à la Fumée
Aulis Sallinen – Symphony No. 6, "From a New Zealand Diary"
Jan Sandström – Det är en ros utsprungen
Haukur Tómasson – ''Offspring''

Film and TV scores

Frans Bak – Lad Isbjørnene Danse
Kjartan Kristiansen – ''Døden på Oslo S''

Hit singles

a-ha – "Crying in the Rain"
Bubber – "Bubbers Badekar"
Anders Glenmark – "Hon sa"
Kim Larsen & Bellami – "Tarzan Mamma Mia"
Eppu Normaali – "Sydän tyhjää lyö"
Lili & Susie – "What's the Colour of Love?"
Roxette – "It Must Have Been Love"
The Sugarcubes – "Planet"

Eurovision Song Contest

Births

27 April – Robin Bengtsson, Swedish singer
29 October – Eric Saade, Swedish singer-songwriter

Deaths

2 February – Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, Norwegian Hardanger fiddler and folk musician
27 February – Arthur Österwall, Swedish jazz band leader, composer, vocalist, and upright bassist
18 May – Eje Thelin, Swedish jazz trombonist
28 June – Per Bergersen, Norwegian songwriter and illustrator
15 August – Ingrid Lang-Fagerström, Swedish harpist
18 August – Grethe Ingmann, Danish singer
6 October – Asser Fagerström, Finnish jazz pianist, composer, and actor
12 November – Randi Heide Steen, Norwegian operatic soprano
24 December – Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator
29 December – Aulikki Rautawaara, Finnish operatic soprano