1970 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1970.

Events

• 11 March – At the 12th Annual Grammy Awards presented in the United States, Danish jazz violinist Svend Asmussen is co-nominated in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category, for Violin Summit, on which he performs with Stéphane Grappelli and others.
• 21 March – The 15th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Dublin, and is won by Ireland. Finland, Norway and Sweden all boycott the contest.

New works

• Ulf Grahn – Calling
• Per NørgÃ¥rd – Symphony No. 2
• Allan Pettersson – Symphony No. 9
• Dag Wirén – String Quartet no. 5

Popular music

• Jan Johansson – "Här kommer Pippi LÃ¥ngstrump" (#1 Denmark), recorded by Inger Nilsson
• Hootenanny Singers – "Omkring Tiggarn FrÃ¥n Luossa"

Hit albums

• Made in Sweden – '