I'll take modern Norwegian "prog" scene/crowd (in the larger sense of the word) over the Swedish modern scene, but why choose.
If in the 70's prog, Denmark defended itself well, it's been +/- inexistent in prog since the millennium (and the 90's as well, FTM)
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I'd include Finland in there as well (I know it's not part of the geographical Scandinavia, but it's got a strong link with Sweden (see below for more)
in terms of pure geography, Scandinavia wouldn't include Denmark either, since it's only the peninsula shared by Norway & Sweden that's concerned.
plenty of great Finnish prog, not only in the 70's (Haikara, Tasavallan Presidentii, Wigwan, Finnforest, etc....) , but in the 90's & 00's (Hoyry Kone, Alamaail, Manogurgeil Uzva ,etc...) as well... Not to mention their jazz great scene.
But the same "Scandic cultural" debate can also happen with Iceland as well. Musically, one can find the same kind of musical tradition (folk music) between Iceland and Finland and the countries between them.
Just like there are musical links that can be made between Alamaailman Vasarat and Samla Manna or Zamla.
So yes, the Finnish language is nothing Scandinavian/Germanic) (nor is it European, FTM), but it's difficult to be in Finland and pick out the Swedish minority there on physical traits alone.
Then you've got the Lapp/Sami people in all of those countries (except once again Denmark) and Bjork is the living proof that the Samis also got "out there" as well.
TBH, most of the Finnish scientist colleagues that I work with in my field have got Swedish names (Holmstrom, Ahlstrand, for ex)
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