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scandinavian folk
what it is
Folk music from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, and Finland.
✦ meet the girls making scandinavian folk →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make scandinavian folk a playlist
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each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is scandinavian folk?
Folk music from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the Faeroe Islands, and Finland.
What are good scandinavian folk albums to start with?
Try Garmarna by Garmarna, Forn by Kaunan, Vikings Chant by Skáld, and Humppa-Akatemia by Eläkeläiset.
Who are some women making scandinavian folk?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/scandinavian-folk/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making scandinavian folk, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20