9 April. 12 – Inferno Metal Festival 2017 starts in Oslo, Norway, continuing until 15 April. May 8 – It is reported that Norwegian Eurovision jury member Per Sundnes has been replaced by Erland Bakke, after the Irish delegation complained about public comments that suggested he was prejudiced against their entry. 9 Sweden's Sofi Jeannin is appointed chief conductor of the BBC Singers, the first woman to hold the post, effective in July 2018. Finnish soprano Karita Mattila wins the Singer's award at the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards 2017. 13 – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Sweden finish in 5th place, Norway 10th and Denmark 20th, whilst Finland and Iceland fail to qualify for the final. 15 - The Swedish Chamber Orchestra appoints Martin Fröst its principal conductor effective from 2019, with an initial contract of 3 seasons. 18 - Gita Kadambi is appointed general director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet announces the appointment of as its next general director, effective January 2018. Kadambi will stand down from her post as general manager of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. June 14 - Finnish band HIM open their Farewell Tour in Barcelona. 24 - The Roskilde Festival opens in Roskilde, Denmark, running until 1 July. July 1 – FKP Scorpio announced the cancellation of the Bråvalla Festival, Sweden's biggest music festival, for 2018, because of the number of sex crimes reported at the festival. 5 – The 18th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur opens in Siglufjordur, Iceland, running until 9 July. 7 The Baltic Jazz festival opens in Dalsbruk, Finland, running until 9 July. The 38th Copenhagen Jazz Festival opens in Copenhagen, Denmark, running until 16 July. 8 – The 52nd Pori Jazz Festival opens in Pori, Finland, running until 16 July. 25 – Susanne Sundfør stars in a Prom concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, performing songs by Scott Walker. August 1 In Search of Stardust: Amazing Micro-Meteorites and Their Terrestrial Imposters, a book about cosmic dust in urban environments by Norwegian musician and polymath Jon Larsen, is published. Finnish-born Tuomas Hiltunen takes over as general director of Fort Worth Opera. 2 – Björk announces her still-unnamed new album on social media. In an interview with Dazed and Confused magazine, she states that “It’s about that search (for utopia) – and about being in love. Spending time with a person you enjoy is