Events in Scandinavia

Nyckelharpa World Championship

August 08, 2010 Who will become the next Nyckelharpa World Champion?
Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden        http://nyckelharpansforum.net

Also here are some Swedish highlights — Many more wonderful opportunities can be found on our events resource page.

To submit a nyckelharpa related event in Sweden or another Nordic country, contact the webmaster. Please send all details, including time, location, price, and a contact person.

Where to look…

It’s hard for us to keep track of everything going on in Sweden. So here is a great site to bookmark for planning purposes. (It’s also just pretty to look at, too!) Uppsalafolk.com has a year-round listing of events in Uppland, aka central nyckelharpa territory.

Annual Nyckelharpa Festivals / Stämmor

• Österbybrukstämma – Always the weekend before Midsommar!
• Sahlströmstämma – Every July in Vendel, Uppland
• Vikstastämma – Every July in Viksta, Uppland
• Byss-Calle stämma – Every August in Älvkarleby, Uppland

Summer Courses

• Eric Sahlström Institutet Tobo, Uppland.
  Offering various levels of instruction as well as a course for youths.
• Ekebyholm, Rimbo, Uppland (website only has facility info)
  A week of private and group harpa or fiddle lessons. Fills up fast! E-mail Lars in January for the following summer: lars(dot)lindkvist(at)jarfalla(dot)se
• Malungs folkhögskola Malung, Dalarna.
  Courses in fiddle, dance, and song.

Year-Long courses

• Eric Sahlström Institute
  From August to May the Eric Sahlström Institute (ESI)
  offers a nyckelharpa course in Tobo, Uppland, Sweden. Head teachers include Olov Johansson, Ditte Andersson, Sonia Sahlström, and Niklas Roswall. All lessons are taught in Swedish. | ESI Web Site
• Malung Folk School
  A variety of instructors teach song, music, and dance. While the music focus is on fiddle, nyckelharpas are certainly welcome. All lessons are taught in Swedish. | Malung folkhögskola Web Site