2011 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2011.

Events

26 January – Norway's inaugural Bodø Jazz Open opens in Bodø, running until 29 January.
28 January – Marit Sandvik receives the Nordlysprisen award, given to a contributor to the music of Northern Norway.
28 February – Swedish duo Roxette launches its 55-date "Charm School World Tour", part of "The Neverending World Tour" in Kazan, Russia, in front of 8,000 people.
6 April – It is reported that keyboardist Per Wiberg has left the band Opeth.
16 April – During Norway's Vossajazz festival:
* Mari Kvien Brunvoll receives the Vossajazzprisen for 2011.
* Mathias Eick performs the commissioned work Voss.
9 June – Rockland the Opera, an opera by Finland's Jukka Linkola, is premièred at the Nivala Ice Arena.
17 June
*The 28th Stockholm Jazz Festival opens in Stockholm, Sweden, lasting until 19 June
*Finnish singer Tarja Turunen performs with tenor José Cura at the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
22 July – The far-right terrorist attacks on civilians and government offices in Norway lead to the renewed popularity of Ole Paus's 1994 song, "Mitt lille land".
15 October – Olli Kortekangas's one-act opera Yhden yön juttu, commissioned by the Sibelius Academy, is premièred at the Helsinki Music Centre
1 November – Norwegian TV station NRK broadcasts a 30-minute film in which musician Jørn Stubberud undergoes an exorcism by US televangelist Bob Larson.
December – Blood Red Throne take on Yngve "Bolt" Christiansen as their new vocalist, replacing Osvald "Vald" Egeland.

1 January – Flemming Jørgensen, Danish singer and actor, 63
17 January – Sjonni Brink, Icelandic singer-songwriter, 36
3 February – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs, Norwegian classical pianist and musicologist.
6 February – Per Grundén, Swedish tenor, 88
24 February – Jens Winther, Danish jazz trumpeter, 50
2 March – Erling Kroner, Danish jazz trombonist, composer and bandleader
10 April – Børt-Erik Thoresen, television host and folk singer, 78
22 April – Eyvind Solås, classical pianist, composer, actor, and TV host, 73
24 April – Dag Stokke, Norwegian keyboardist TNT, church organist and mastering engineer, 44
31 May – Sølvi Wang, Norwegian pop and folk singer and actress, 81
4 June – Andreas P. Nielsen, Danish singer and composer, 58
18 June – Gustaf Kjellvander, Swedish singer-songwriter, 31
24 July – Harald Johnsen, Norwegian bassist, 71
13 August
*Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer, 58
* Ellen Winther, Danish opera singer and actress, 78
4 September – Hilde Heltberg, Norwegian pop and folk singer songwriter, 51.
8 October – Ingvar Wixell, Swedish operatic baritone, 80
11 October – Kim Brown, British-born Finnish rock musician, 66
19 October – Lars Sjösten, Swedish jazz pianist and composer
2 November
*Arne "Papa" Bue Jensen, Danish trombonist and bandleader, 81
*Sickan Carlsson, Swedish actress and singer, 96