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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2020.
(Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)

Events

January

February

March

April

May

September

December

Albums released

January

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
2 Manifest Amaranthe Nuclear Blast First album to feature Nils Molin [23]
10 Cell-0 Apocalyptica Silver Lining Music First album after a 4-year break [24]
17 Contemporary Concertos by Pesson, Abrahamsen & Strasnoy Alexandre Tharaud Erato Includes Left, Alone by Hans Abrahamsen [25]
To Fathom the Master’s Grand Design Horned Almighty [26]
31 Killection Lordi AFM Records [27]

February

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 Valittu kansa Antti Tuisku Warner Music Finland Tuisku's sixth number-one album [28]
14 Telemark (EP) Ihsahn Candlelight First of two companion five-song EPs [29]
Splid Kvelertak Rise Records Recorded with Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studio [30]
21 No Absolution Lost Society Co-written with Joonas Parkkonen [31]
Myopia Agnes Obel Strange Harvest Limited [32]
28 The Great Conspiracy Nils Patrik Johansson Metalville Concept album about the unsolved murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme [33]

March

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
6 Violent Pop Blind Channel Ranka Kustannus The band define their musical style as "violent pop" [34]
13 Feeding the Machine Wolf Century Media Records [35]
20 Folkesange Myrkur Relapse Records [36]
Gothica Fennica, Vol. 1 Ville Valo EP - First solo release [37]

April

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 The Dark Delight Dynazty First single from album was released in January [38]
10 Human. :II: Nature. Nightwish Nuclear Blast First album to feature Kai Hahto as an official band member [39]
17 Global Warning Turmion Kätilöt Nuclear Blast [40]
Í miðjum kjarnorkuvetri JóiPé & Króli Nuclear Blast [41]
24 City Burials Katatonia [42]

May

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
8 Leaves of Yesteryear Green Carnation Season Of Mist The band's first new album for 14 years [43]
Cerecloth Naglfar Century Media [44]
Black Metal Witchcraft Nuclear Blast Acoustic album [45]
29 Lamenting of the Innocent Sorcerer Metal Blade Featuring guests Johan Langquist and Svante Henryson [46]

June

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
12 We Are the Night Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall Frontiers Music Srl Third album [47]
26 From a Dying Ember Falconer Metal Blade Records Ninth and final studio album [48]
Call for Winter Daniel Herskedal Edition Records [49]

July

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
3 All That She Wants: The Classic Collection Ace of Base Edsel (Demon Music Group) Commemorative box set [50]
10 Thalassic Ensiferum Metal Blade Records Featuring new vocalist Pekka Montin [51]
17 Grim Dark Sarah Napalm Records [52]

August

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
7 Hunter Gatherer Avatar eOne Music [53]
28 Panther Pain of Salvation InsideOut Music Produced by Daniel Gildenlöw & Daniel Bergstrand [54]
Flowers of Evil Ulver House of Mythology Mixed by Martin Glover and Michael Rendall [55]

September

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
4 Swan Lake Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia Orchestra Signum Records The Philharmonia's first recording with Rouvali as conductor. Recorded in 2019. [56]
18 Vredesvävd Finntroll Century Media Records [57]

October

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
2 Dance Tingvall Trio Skip Records [58]
Manifest Amaranthe Nuclear Blast With guest appearances by Noora Louhimo, Perttu Kivilaakso, Elias Holmlid and Heidi Shepherd [59]
Utgard Enslaved Nuclear Blast [60]
9 Dawn of the Damned Necrophobic Century Media Video directed by Magnus Göthlund [61]
16 Bluu Afroo Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra SteepleChase [62]
23 I svunnen tid Ralph Lundsten [63]
Live! Against the World HammerFall Live album [64]
The Last Viking Leaves' Eyes AFM Records Produced by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio. [65]
30 Under a Godless Veil Draconian Napalm Records [66]
Formed by Mistakes Small Time Giants [67]

November

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
6 Endless Twilight of Codependent Love Sólstafir Season of Mist [68]
20 Moment Dark Tranquillity Nuclear Blast First album featuring guitarists Christopher Amott and Johan Reinholdz (replacing Niklas Sundin) [69]
27 Edder & Bile Cadaver Nuclear Blast First full-length album for 16 years [70]

December

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
4 Necromancy Persuader Frontiers Music First album without Fredrik Hedström; includes their first single in six years [71]
A Whisp of the Atlantic (EP) Soilwork Nuclear Blast [72]

Eurovision Song Contest

Classical works

Film and television scores

Deaths

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