2012 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2012.

Events

• 31 March
• Norway's Sigrid Moldestad is awarded the Vossajazzprisen for 2012.
• Norwegian jazz musician and composer Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz.
• 5 May – Norwegian trumpeter Mathias Eick and his quintet receive the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012.
• 6 May – Swedish singer Loreen wins the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• 6 June – The 20th Sweden Rock Festival opens in Norje, running until 9 June).
• 25 June – Peter Wichers leaves the band Soilwork for a second time.
• 24 September – Swedish band Dark Funeral appear in Washington DC, United States, making their first major appearance with their new vocalist Nachtgarm. He would leave the band after less than a year.
• 1 October – Anette Olzon leaves the band Nightwish.
• 9 November – Finnish band Amberian Dawn announce the departure of singer Heidi Parviainen, drummer Heikki Saari and guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen.
• 21 December – Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen is announced as the new vocalist of Amberian Dawn.

New works

• Hans Abrahamsen – String Quartet No. 4
• Magnus Lindberg – Acequia Madre, for clarinet and piano
• Kaija Saariaho – Circle Map

Film and television music

• Hildur Guðnadóttir – '
• Imaginaerum (released 23 November), based on Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish's seventh studio album of the same name, co-written by the band's keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen.