1949 in Nordic music

• 24 March – Gösta Nystroem's Sinfonia del mare (Symphony No 3) receives its première at Gothenburg Concert Hall. • unknown date – Tromsø University's Department of Traditional Music is established by Arnt Bakke. ==New works==

• Erik Bergman – Intervalles • Vagn Holmboe • String Quartet No. 2 • Cantata No. 7 • Allan Pettersson – Violin Concerto No. 1 • Johnny Schönning – Donky-Fugue • Fartein Valen – Symphony No.4, Op. 43 ==Popular music==

• Åke Grönberg – "Den gamla dansbanan" • Reino Helismaa – "Päivänsäde ja menninkäinen" ==Film music==

• Hugo Alfvén – Singoalla • Johnny Bode – Åsa-Nisse ==Births==

• 9 March – Kalevi Aho, Finnish composer • 2 September – Knut Borge, Norwegian journalist, entertainerand broadcaster (died 2017) • 19 December – Sebastian, Danish singer ==Deaths==

• 28 January – Gustaf Nordqvist, Swedish church musician and composer (born 1886) • 28 September – Nancy Dalberg, Danish composer (born 1881) • 13 November – Magna Lykseth-Skogman, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1874) ==See also==