Joakim Åhlund (born 1970, Stockholm) is a Swedish musician, producer and music video director best known as a member of Teddybears - the Stockholm group whose 2000 album Rock'n'Roll Highschool and 2005 single 'Cobrastyle' brought them international attention. Beyond Teddybears he has fronted Caesars, played in Les Big Byrd, and built a parallel career as a songwriter-producer for artists including Robyn, Charli XCX and Chrissie Hynde. Since 1998 he has also released a series of collaborative albums with visual artist Jockum Nordström, mixing jazz, Afro-funk and Swedish folk.
Joakim Åhlund & Jockum Nordström performed at Kollektivet Livet in Stockholm on 20 May 2026, presenting material from their album Sköldpaddsön with a six-piece band.
The duo played a concert at Dramaten in Stockholm in December 2025, closing the run of Sara Stridsberg's play Svindel for which Åhlund had composed the music.
Joakim Åhlund & Jockum Nordström Sextett released their album Sköldpaddsön on 14 November 2025 via Chimp Limbs, featuring six musicians.
Åhlund composed the music for Sara Stridsberg's play Svindel, which premiered at Dramaten in 2024 and ran for 48 performances.
