Håkan von Eichwald

Håkan Ingvar von Eichwald (April 2, 1908, Turku – May 1, 1964, Malmö) was a Finnish-Swedish bandleader and conductor.

He led dance bands which featured some of Sweden's most prominent early jazz musicians, and later became a conductor of symphonic and operatic works.

Von Eichwald was born into a Russian-Finnish noble family[1] in Finland but lived most of his life in Sweden.

Von Eichwald's ensembles featured musicians who were pivotal to Swedish jazz, including Charlie Norman, Thore Ehrling, Zilas Görling, and Gösta Theselius.

He led symphony orchestras and conducted light opera productions, and also did work in scoring Swedish films (including Jack of Hearts).