The winner is decided by a selection involving each Nordic country 's domestic recording industry , that lead to representatives converging on Oslo with a list of ten albums from their nation .
These are then whittled down to 12 final nominations .
The winner is decided by a selection involving each Nordic country 's domestic recording industry , that lead to representatives converging on Oslo with a list of ten albums from their nation , and these are then whittled down to 12 final nominations .