ELNA is a database of works by women and gender-minoritized composers from the Nordic countries in the genre of Western art music.

Led by a collaboration of organizations and individuals across Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, this innovative project provides musicians, ensembles and teachers worldwide with easy access to a rich repertoire of underrepresented voices in art music from the Nordic region.

After the launch in april 2025 we will continuously develop the database by adding an advanced search tool, register more works, develop pages for inspiration and elevate the content.

We are so happy and thankful you are interested in ELNA and exploring Nordic female and non-binary composers. Please note that we are still under construction and are working on making ELNA better, stronger and more in tune with your musical needs! Right now you can search for the instrumentation of your choice using the IMSLP standard, but note that right now the search is going to include the instruments of your choice and additional instruments. We are working on refining the search engine so that it will only show the instruments you select. Also please note that some links to the sheet music will not be completely free as it is up to the publishers to set the price depending on the specific score you are searching for.

Curios exploring!

All the best,

Team ELNA