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* O'tôrgs-Kaisa Abrahamsson ( Hälsingland) *
Hasse Alatalo Hasse is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Clara H. Hasse (1880–1926), American botanist * Helmut Hasse (1898–1979), German mathematician * Henry Hasse (1913–1977), US writer of science fiction ...
( Norrbotten) * Kalle Almlöf ( Dalarna) * Leif Alpsjö * Benny Andersson * Erik Ask-Uppmark * Styrbjörn Bergelt ( Uppland) *
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Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...
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Ola Bäckström Ola may refer to: Places Panama *Olá, a subdistrict in Coclé Province *Olá District Russia *Ola, Russia, an urban settlement in Magadan Oblast *Ola District, an administrative division in Magadan Oblast *Ola (river), a river in Magadan Obla ...
( Dalarna) * Mats Edén * Anna Elwing ( Halland) * Erik Englund (
Jämtland Jämtland (; no, Jemtland or , ; Jamtish: ''Jamtlann''; la, Iemptia) is a historical province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland to the north a ...
) * Kjell-Erik Eriksson *
Ulf Gruvberg Ulf, or Ulv is a masculine name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (''úlfr'', see Wulf). The oldest written record of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone of the 11th century. The fe ...
* Per Gudmundson ( Dalarna) * Einar Hansander ( Dalsland) * Johan Hedin * Merit Hemmingson * Ole Hjort * Emma Härdelin (
Jämtland Jämtland (; no, Jemtland or , ; Jamtish: ''Jamtlann''; la, Iemptia) is a historical province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland to the north a ...
and Hälsingland) * Sven Härdelin ( Hälsingland) * Thore Härdelin ( Hälsingland) * Peter "Puma" Hedlund ( Uppland) *
Pehr Hörberg Pehr Hörberg (January 31, 1746, in Virestad parish in Småland, Sweden – January 24, 1816, in Risinge in Östergötland, Sweden) was a Sweden, Swedish artist, painter and musician. In 1769 he married the maid Maria Eriksdotter and they had t ...
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Småland Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized fo ...
) * Bo Isaksson "Bo i Ransätt" ( Värmland) *
Åsa Jinder Åsa Tindra Jinder (born 9 October 1963 in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm County, Sweden is a Swedish nyckelharpa player, composer, producer, songwriter, author and lecturer. She has scored album chart successes in Sweden. She lives in Stockholm. ...
( Uppland) * Olov Johansson * Sofia Karlsson * Roland Keijser * Hans Kennemark ( Västergötland) * Carin Kjellman *
Gudmunds Nils Larsson Swedish bagpipes (säckpipa, sv, svensk säckpipa, or ''dråmba'', ''koppe'', ''posu'', or ''bälgpipa'') are a variety of bagpipes from Sweden. The term itself generically translates to "bagpipes" in Swedish, but is used in English to describe t ...
( Dalarna) * Anders Liljefors ( Uppland) *
Svante Lindqvist Lars Svante Albert Lindqvist (born 26 April 1948) is a Swedish historian who was the Marshal of the Realm of Sweden and chief of the Royal Court of Sweden from 1 January 2010 until 30 August 2018. Since 1 September 2018 he is appointed Chancello ...
( Norrbotten) * Bengt Lindroth ( Värmland) * Bengt Löfberg (
Småland Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized fo ...
) * Dan "Gisen" Malmquist * Mikael Marin * Hållbus Totte Mattson *
Kalle Moraeus Karl Anders "Kalle" Moraeus (born 15 July 1963) is a Swedish musician, actor, composer and television presenter.Kalle Moraeus, official homepage. http://www.kallemoraeus.com/ Moraeus was born in Mora. He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmä ...
( Dalarna) * Ale Möller * Kungs Levi Nilsson ( Dalarna) *
Carina Normansson Carina may refer to: Places Australia * Carina, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane * Carina Heights, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane * Carina, Victoria, a locality in Mildura Serbia * Carina, Osečina, a village in the Kolubara District Pe ...
( Dalarna) * Anders Norudde *
Hjort Anders Olsson {{Use dmy dates, date=February 2015 Hjort, also spelled ''Hiort'' and ''Hiorth'', is a common surname of some Norwegian and Danish families and persons. The name means hart. Early harts * Sigurd Hart, legendary king of Ringerike * Tore Hjort ...
( Dalarna) * Pers Hans Olsson * Eric Öst (1906–1984) * Jon-Erik Öst (1885–1968) *
Anders Rosén Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names ...
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Susanne Rosenberg Susanne Rosenberg (born 29 August 1957) ) is a Swedish folk singer, professor, and researcher. Susanne Rosenberg grew up outside Stockholm and has been a freelance singer since the early 1980s. She studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockho ...
* Sture Sahlström ( Uppland) * Jonny Soling * Göran Sjölén ( Medelpad) * Marie Stensby (
Bohuslän Bohuslän (; da, Bohuslen; no, Båhuslen) is a Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea ...
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Leif Stinnerbom Leif is a male given name of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the Old Norse name ''Leifr'' ( nominative case), meaning "heir", "descendant". Use in the Nordic countries Spelling and prevalence Across the Nordic countries, the most c ...
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Björn Ståbi Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...
( Dalarna) * August Strömberg (
Småland Småland () is a historical province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means ''Small Lands''. The Latinized fo ...
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Janne Strömstedt Janne is a common given name in the Nordic countries. In Denmark, Norway and Estonia it is considered a feminine name, while in Sweden and Finland it is considered masculine. In Sweden and Finland it is often used as a nickname for people with r ...
* Ulf Störling ( Hälsingland) * Roger Tallroth * Karin Wallin (
Skåne Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
) * Ale Carr (
Skåne Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
) * Evert Wernberg ( Medelpad) * Werner Wernberg ( Medelpad) * Mats Wester * Bertil Westling ( Hälsingland) * Hugo Westling ( Hälsingland) * Lena Willemark ( Dalarna) * Tony Wretling ( Gästrikland)


Folk music groups

* Alwa (folk music group) * Arbete och Fritid * Avadå Band * Bazar Blå *
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Bäsk Bäsk is a Swedish-style liquor flavored with wormwood ("malört" in Swedish) or anise. Sweden is one of the few countries that has never banned absinthe or other wormwood-flavored liquors. ''Bäsk'' is an old alternative spelling of the word ...
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Den Fule Den Fule is a Swedish folk rock band founded in the early 1990s primarily by artists dominant in the Swedish folk rock scene of the 1970s. Biography Den Fule (meaning "The ugly one") was formed primarily from veterans of the 1970s Swedish folk ...
* Filarfolket *
Folk och Rackare Folk och Rackare was a Swedish-Norwegian folk rock band primarily active between 1972 and 1986. They are sometimes considered part of the diverse progg movement. At a time when Swedish folk music was dominated by instrumental '' spelmansmusik'', ...
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Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...
* Frifot * Garmarna *
Gjallarhorn In Norse mythology, Gjallarhorn (Old Norse: ; "hollering horn"Orchard (1997:57). or "the loud sounding horn"Simek (2007:110).) is a horn associated with the god Heimdallr and the wise being Mímir. The sound of Heimdallr's horn will herald th ...
(Finlands-Svensk) * Groupa * Harv * Hedningarna * Horn Please! *
Hoven Droven Hoven Droven is a Sweden, Swedish folk rock band founded in 1989. They specialize in instrumental, hard rock arrangements of old Swedish folk tunes. The closest English translation of the Jamtish phrase "Hoven Droven" is "helter skelter" or "wh ...
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Kebnekajse Kebnekajse is a Swedish band that was most active during the 1970s after its members left the Mecki Mark Men. The band was greatly influenced by both traditional Swedish folk music and African music. The name is taken from Kebnekaise, the hig ...
* Kongero * Ni:d * Nordanstigs spelmanslag * Nordman * Norrlåtar ( Norrbotten) * Norrtelje Elitkapell ( Uppland) * Nyckelharporkestern *
JP Nyströms JP may refer to: Arts and media * ''JP'' (album), 2001, by American singer Jesse Powell * ''Jp'' (magazine), an American Jeep magazine * ''Jönköpings-Posten'', a Swedish newspaper * Judas Priest, an English heavy metal band * ''Jurassic Park ...
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Ranarim Ranarim were a folk band from Sweden. Their last line up consisted of Sofia Sandén and Ulrika Bodén on vocals, Niklas Roswall on nyckelharpa, Jens Engelbrecht on guitar and mandola, Anders Johnsson on double bass, and Olle Linder on percussion. ...
* Rosenbergs Sjua *
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* Skäggmanslaget ( Hälsingland) *
Swåp Swåp are an Anglo-Swedish band that produce a musical fusion of traditional nordic music and celtic music. Biography Swåp was formed in 1995 by Karen Tweed (piano accordion), Ian Carr (guitar) (both UK), Ola Bäckström (fiddle, viola d'amo ...
* Triakel *
Väsen Väsen is a Swedish folk music band from Uppsala, founded in 1989, consisting of Olov Johansson (nyckelharpa) and Mikael Marin (viola). Previous members include André Ferrari (percussion) and founding member Roger Tallroth (guitar), the latter ...
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Dreamers' Circus Dreamers' Circus is a Nordic band consisting of Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Denmark/Faroe Islands), Ale Carr ( Sweden) and Nikolaj Busk (Denmark). History Dreamers’ Circus formed in 2009 as a result of a jam session at a folk festival in Cope ...
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Gjallarhorn In Norse mythology, Gjallarhorn (Old Norse: ; "hollering horn"Orchard (1997:57). or "the loud sounding horn"Simek (2007:110).) is a horn associated with the god Heimdallr and the wise being Mímir. The sound of Heimdallr's horn will herald th ...
(Ostrobothia, Finland) *
Folk musicians Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...