1992 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1992.

Events

• "Early in the year" – Opeth's founder and vocalist David Isberg leaves the band, citing "creative differences".
• 10 April – On the first day of Norway's 19th Vossajazz festival, Dag Arnesen is awarded the festival prize.
• 9 May – The 1992 Eurovision Song Contest is held at Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden, and is won by Ireland. Iceland, finishing in 7th place, is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries.
• 20 August–6 September – The Helsinki Festival takes the theme theme: Music of the Baltics (orchestral and chamber-music concerts, opera productions, song recitals, ballet, theater, jazz, pop, and rock concerts).
• 21 September – PolyGram add a crown emblem to the ABBA logo to coincide with the release of ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits.
• unknown date – The newly founded Chi Mei Museum in Taiwan acquires a 1744 violin, possibly the last one ever made by Giuseppe Guarneri, formerly used by Ole Bull.

Classical works

• Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Arctic Landscape for Military Band
• Vagn Holmboe – Svaerm for string quartet
• Ingvar Lidholm – Ett drömspel (opera)
• Jukka Linkola – Elina (opera)
• Aulis Sallinen – Kullervo (opera)

Film and TV scores

• Gunner Møller Pedersen – Kærlighedens smerte

Hit singles

• Ace of Base – "All That She Wants" (#1 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Spain, UK)
• J. Karjalainen – "Telepatiaa" (#1 Finland)
• Kim Larsen – "Leningrad" (#1 Denmark)
• Moogetmoogs – "Kolmen minuutin muna" (#1 Finland)
• Orup – "Stockholm" (#1 Sweden)
• Popeda – "Kersantti Karoliina" (#1 Finland)
• Roxette – "How Do You Do!" (#1 Norway; #2 Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
• Neljä Ruusua – "Juppihippipunkkari" (#1 Finland)
• Mauro Scocco – "Om du var min" (#1 Sweden)

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Births

• 28 January – Simone Egeriis, Danish singer
• 31 January – Christopher Nissen, Danish singer
• 3 July – Molly Sandén, Swedish singer

Deaths

• 27 March – Harald Sæverud, Norwegian composer (born 1897)
• 28 March – Elisabeth Granneman, Norwegian singer, songwriter, children's writer and actress (born 1930).
• 30 April – Toivo Kärki, Finnish composer, arranger and music producer (born 1915)
• 30 May – , Swedish organist, pianist and composer (born 1934)
• 3 August – Finn Ludt, Norwegian organist, pianist and harpsichordist (born 1918)
• 15 December – Otto Lington, Danish violinist, jazz bandleader and composer (born 1903)

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