Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 64 times since its debut in 1958. Sveriges Television (SVT) is the Swedish broadcaster, which selects its entry through Melodifestivalen. Sweden had missed only three contests: 1964, 1970, and 1976.

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	Sveriges Television (SVT; 1980–present) Formerly Sveriges Radio (SR; 1958–1979)
Participation summary
Appearances	64 (63 finals)
First appearance	1958
Highest placement	1st: 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2023
Host	1975, 1985, 1992, 2000, 2013, 2016, 2024
Related articles
Melodifestivalen
External links
SVT official homepage
Sweden's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Sweden's seven victories was achieved with the following songs:

• ABBA — Waterloo (1974)
• Herreys — Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley (1984)
• Carola — Fångad av en stormvind (1991)
• Charlotte Nilsson — Take Me to Your Heaven (1999)
• Loreen — Euphoria (2012)
• Måns Zelmerlöw — Heroes (2015)
• Loreen — Tattoo (2023)

Participation overview

Table key

1	First place
2	Second place
3	Third place
◁	Last place
X	Entry selected but did not compete
†	Upcoming event

Year	Artist	Song	Language	Final	Points	Semi	Points
1958	Alice Babs	"Lilla stjärna"	Swedish	4	10	No semi-finals
1959	Brita Borg	"Augustin"	Swedish	9	4
1960	Siw Malmkvist	"Alla andra får varann"	Swedish	10	4
1961	Lill-Babs	"April, april"	Swedish	14	2
1962	Inger Berggren	"Sol och vår"	Swedish	7	4
1963	Monica Zetterlund	"En gång i Stockholm"	Swedish	13 ◁	0
1965	Ingvar Wixell	"Absent Friend"	English	10	6
1966	Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson	"Nygammal vals"	Swedish	2	16
1967	Östen Warnerbring	"Som en dröm"	Swedish	8	7
1968	Claes-Göran Hederström	"Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig"	Swedish	5	15
1969	Tommy Körberg	"Judy, min vän"	Swedish	9	8
1971	Family Four	"Vita vidder"	Swedish	6	85
1972	Family Four	"Härliga sommardag"	Swedish	13	75
1973	The Nova	"You're Summer"	English	5	94
1974	ABBA	"Waterloo"	English	1	24
1975	Lars Berghagen	"Jennie, Jennie"	English	8	72
1977	Forbes	"Beatles"	Swedish	18 ◁	2
1978	Björn Skifs	"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"	Swedish	14	26
1979	Ted Gärdestad	"Satellit"	Swedish	17	8
1980	Tomas Ledin	"Just nu"	Swedish	10	47
1981	Björn Skifs	"Fångad i en dröm"	Swedish	10	50
1982	Chips	"Dag efter dag"	Swedish	8	67
1983	Carola Häggkvist	"Främling"	Swedish	3	126
1984	Herreys	"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"	Swedish	1	145
1985	Kikki Danielsson	"Bra vibrationer"	Swedish	3	103
1986	Lasse Holm and Monica Törnell	"E' de' det här du kallar kärlek"	Swedish	5	78
1987	Lotta Engberg	"Boogaloo"	Swedish	12	50
1988	Tommy Körberg	"Stad i ljus"	Swedish	12	52
1989	Tommy Nilsson	"En dag"	Swedish	4	110
1990	Edin-Ådahl	"Som en vind"	Swedish	16	24
1991	Carola	"Fångad av en stormvind"	Swedish	1	146
1992	Christer Björkman	"I morgon är en annan dag"	Swedish	22	9
1993	Arvingarna	"Eloise"	Swedish	7	89	Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994	Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare	"Stjärnorna"	Swedish	13	48	No semi-finals
1995	Jan Johansen	"Se på mej"	Swedish	3	100
1996	One More Time	"Den vilda"	Swedish	3	100	1	227
1997	Blond	"Bara hon älskar mig"	Swedish	14	36	No semi-finals
1998	Jill Johnson	"Kärleken är"	Swedish	10	53
1999	Charlotte Nilsson	"Take Me to Your Heaven"	English	1	163
2000	Roger Pontare	"When Spirits Are Calling My Name"	English	7	88
2001	Friends	"Listen to Your Heartbeat"	English	5	100
2002	Afro-dite	"Never Let It Go"	English	8	72
2003	Fame	"Give Me Your Love"	English	5	107
2004	Lena Philipsson	"It Hurts"	English	5	170	Top 11 in 2003 contest[a]
2005	Martin Stenmarck	"Las Vegas"	English	19	30	Top 12 in 2004 final[a]
2006	Carola	"Invincible"	English	5	170	4	214
2007	The Ark	"The Worrying Kind"	English	18	51	Top 10 in 2006 final[a]
2008	Charlotte Perrelli	"Hero"	English	18	47	12[b]	54
2009	Malena Ernman	"La voix"	English, French	21	33	4	105
2010	Anna Bergendahl	"This Is My Life"	English	Failed to qualify		11	62
2011	Eric Saade	"Popular"	English	3	185	1	155
2012	Loreen	"Euphoria"	English	1	372	1	181
2013	Robin Stjernberg	"You"	English	14	62	Host country
2014	Sanna Nielsen	"Undo"	English	3	218	2	131
2015	Måns Zelmerlöw	"Heroes"	English	1	365	1	217
2016	Frans	"If I Were Sorry"	English	5	261	Host country
2017	Robin Bengtsson	"I Can't Go On"	English	5	344	3	227
2018	Benjamin Ingrosso	"Dance You Off"	English	7	274	2	254
2019	John Lundvik	"Too Late for Love"	English	5	334	3	238
2020	The Mamas	"Move"	English	Contest cancelled[c] X
2021	Tusse	"Voices"	English	14	109	7	142
2022	Cornelia Jakobs	"Hold Me Closer"	English	4	438	1	396
2023	Loreen	"Tattoo"	English	1	583	2	135
2024	Marcus & Martinus	"Unforgettable"	English	9	174	Host country
2025	KAJ	"Bara bada bastu"	Swedish[d]	4	321	4	118
2026	Confirmed intention to participate †[1]

Hostings

Sweden has hosted the contest seven times, three times in Stockholm (1975, 2000, 2016), three times in Malmö (1992, 2013, 2024), and one time in Gothenburg (1985).

Year	Location	Venue	Ref.
1975	Stockholm	Stockholmsmässan	[2]
1985	Gothenburg	Scandinavium	[3]
1992	Malmö	Malmö Isstadion	[4]
2000	Stockholm	Globe Arena	[5]
2013	Malmö	Malmö Arena	[6]
2016	Stockholm	Globe Arena	[7]
2024	Malmö	Malmö Arena	[8]

See also

• Melodifestivalen

Notes

1. The Eurovision Song Contest rules allowed the top ten non-Big Four countries and the Big Four to advance to the Grand Final without semi-finals.
2. Qualified through the back-up jury selection
3. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. Specifically the Vörå dialect, an Ostrobothinan variety of Finland Swedish