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Nordic music is an umbrella term for the musical traditions and contemporary scenes of the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and associated territories). It encompasses folk traditions, national-classical idioms, jazz, pop, rock, metal, and electronic styles that share a characteristic attention to timbre, spaciousness, and nature-inflected imagery. Across its many substyles, Nordic music often favors modal melodies, open textures, and a balance of austerity and lyricism. From joik and polska dance forms to national romantic orchestral writing, from ECM-influenced jazz atmospheres to chart-dominant Scandinavian pop, the spectrum blends deep-rooted folk practices with innovative production and global-facing songwriting.

Visa is a Swedish song tradition centered on narrative, poetry, and memorable melody. The term covers strophic songs with clear, text-forward delivery, ranging from rustic folk ballads to urbane salon pieces. Historically performed with simple accompaniment (lute, guitar, or piano), visa emphasizes storytelling, prosody, and singable refrains. It sits between folk song and art song: rooted in oral tradition and everyday life, yet often refined by skilled poet-composers. Themes span love, seafaring, nature, tavern life, and social satire, with melodic contours that are diatonic and tuneful, and meters that frequently include triple time (3/4, 6/8).