NRK reports that Music Export Norway is making inroads in London: https://www.nrk.no/musikk/1.4606111 (in Norwegian)

MIC Norway profiles the Norwegian acts performing at Eurosonic this week: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008011015534870041199

Excerpt articles from the latest Q4 issue of Finnish Music Quarterly are now online: https://www.fmq.fi/issues.html

Hybris reports back from a recent roundtable discussion in Stockholm on the future of music: https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2007/12/shout-to-top.html

MIC Norway reports that the Quart Festival has hired Andy Inglis from London venue The Luminaire as their new head booker: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121212513522704509

The final batch of Swedish acts confirmed for the next Eurosonic Festival: Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Familjen, Hyacinth House, Slagsmålsklubben, Kleerup and Robyn. More info: https://www.noorderslag.nl/

Vegard Waske, manager for Norwegian acts such as 120 Days, Lindstrøm and Jaga Jazzist, discusses the way file sharing impacts indie artists and gets a few other label people to comment on the same: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101420032&blogID=330095958

Danish post-hardcore act Barra Head is now booked the fine people at Under The Stars, Me! out of Germany. Look for them to tour Europe this coming spring.

Music from Sweden, the myspace arm of STIM, reports on more Swedish acts now confirmed for Eurosonic: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=149470349&blogID=331201141

Swedish indie label Songs I Wish I Had Written doesn't want to be known as a 'record label', they insist they are a 'music label'. Read more about the change and their thoughts regarding the future of the music industry: https://picky.be/blog/musikframtid/music-label/
Look for new releases from promising acts Moto Boy and Gentle Touch in the near future.

Swedish acts confirmed for EuroSonic: I'm from Barcelona (official opening act for EuroSonic 2008), Detektivbyrån, Those Dancing Days, Promise and the Monster, Lykke Li, Cult of Luna, Miss Li, Little Dragon, Moonbabies, Taxi Taxi, Friska Viljor, Burst and Andi Almqvist. The festival, one of Europe's preeminent platforms for new music, will feature a special focus on Sweden and takes place in Groningen, the Netherlands, on January 10-12. More info: https://www.noorderslag.nl/

Søren from Danish indie Play/Rec talks a bit about the label's upcoming plans for 2008, including German promo and download sales via Dropcards: https://blogs.playrec.dk/default.aspx?section=show&id=48&userid=6

NRK lists 40 Norwegian bands confirmed for by:Larm, most of them unsigned: https://www.nrk.no/musikk/1.3961244

Swedish artists under 25 who write their own material are eligible for the Ted Gärdestad stipendiet, a grant put together by Ted's brother (and songwriting partner) Kenneth. There are three prizes available, one for 50,000 SEK and two for 10k apiece. Read more: https://www.tedgardestad.com/

MI reports on The New Union, a new musical exchange program between Norway and Sweden: https://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=8512 (in Swedish)