A history of Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. Now that we have a host city and date to look forward to in 2024, let’s take a look back at the participation history of the country that will be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest next May – Sweden!
On Friday 7 July, Swedish broadcaster SVT announced that the city of Malmö will be hosting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, with the two Semi-Finals taking place on May 7 and 9, and the Grand Final happening on May 11.
This Is My Life. The 2024 Contest will be the third occasion on which Malmö has hosted a Eurovision Song Contest, following on from the shows of 1992 and 2013. The city of Gothenburg has also had a go at hosting the main event, in 1985. And of course the nation’s capital, Stockholm, has been given the task of putting on a great Contest for the rest of Europe, having done so three times; in 1975, 2000 and 2016.
These 7 hostings coincide with the fact that Sweden has, of course, won the Eurovision Song Contest an impressive 7 times. The tally of victories that Sverige can boast today puts it in tied first position alongside Ireland, as the country that has won the most times.
But it wasn’t always the case that Sweden was renowned and lauded as the musical powerhouse it is today!
It Hurts. Sweden’s first participation was in 1958, with the Swedes having to wait 16 years for that highly sought-after first win. In that time of waiting for the win, Sweden finished in the Top 5 on three occasions (thanks to Alice Babs in 1958, Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson in 1966 and Claes-Göran Hederström in 1968), but outside of the Top 10 on an equal number of outings – ending up in last place in 1963.
Sweden’s first win is one of the most iconic Eurovision victories of all time. At Brighton in 1974, the song Waterloo by ABBA was voted as the winner, with the formidable foursome going on to have one of the most successful pop careers ever, with the band being Grammy-nominated for new music as recently as 2022!
Invincible. A decade on from that historic first win, in the early 1980s Sweden experienced its first three consecutive podium finishes, with a second win in 1984 (Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley by Herreys) book-ended by two bronze-medal placings in 1983 and 1985, thanks to Carola and Kikki Danielsson respectively.
Carola returned to the Contest again in 1991, winning in Rome with the song Fångad Av En Stormvind. The schlager legend would compete for her country once more in 2006, finishing in 5th place with Invincible.
Sweden didn’t have to wait too long for a 4th win. When Jersusalem hosted the Contest in 1999, Eurovision rules were changed to allow countries to perform a song in a language of their choice, rather than the official language back at home.
Charlotte Nilsson brought Sverige the victory once again with her song Take Me To Your Heaven, which was Sweden’s first English-language entry since 1975.
Popular. The year 2000, which saw the country’s capital host the Eurovision Song Contest at Globen Arena, had Sweden settle into its reputation as one of the most successful participants at the Contest in modern times.
In the 23 Contests that have taken place so far in the 21st century, Sweden has finished inside the Top 5 on 13 occasions, more times than any other participating country.
Finishing in the Top 5 at over half of all the Eurovision Song Contests since the year 2000 has also brought with it the most recent three wins in Sweden’s record-equalling victory tally.
Heroes. Loreen took the win for Sweden at Baku in 2012 with her hit Euphoria; Måns Zelmerlöw triumphed at the Vienna-hosted Contest three years later in 2015 with his anthem Heroes; and Loreen is now also the most recent trophy-raiser at the Eurovision Song Contest, with her song Tattoo having won in Liverpool in May 2023.
Loreen’s victory for Sweden makes her only the second artist in history to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice, and the first female artist to do so.
Voices. In the early years of the country’s participation, some of the biggest names in Swedish pop music were sent to the Contest to compete. Ted Gärdestad, Lill-Babs, Tommy Körberg, Björn Skifs and Monica Zetterlund have all flown the Swedish flag at the Eurovision Song Contest, and are today still regarded as all-time music great at home.
In recent years, Swedish Grammy winners such as The Ark and Benjamin Ingrosso have stepped up to represent their country at Eurovision. While in 2009, eminent environmental activist Greta Thunberg got to watch her mother Malena Ernman compete in Moscow with a memorable performance of La Voix.
At the time of writing, four Swedish entries appear in the Top 10 most streamed Eurovision songs of all time on Spotify: Waterloo by ABBA; Euphoria by Loreen; Tattoo by Loreen and Heroes by Måns Zelmerlöw.
We Write The Story. Since 1959, Sweden has used a national final to select its entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. Today, the entertainment juggernaut known as Melodifestivalen, sees 28 songs (which will be increased to 30 in 2024) compete over 6 weeks to be chosen as Sweden’s Eurovision song.
The grand final of Melodifestivalen, despite playing out with Eurovision as its end goal, regularly beats the Eurovision Song Contest in the year-end TV ratings chart in Sweden!
For a full breakdown and browse of the participation history of Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest, you can check out its Country Page.
- Participations. 63 (61 finals)
- Victories. 2023 (Loreen), 2015 (Måns Zelmerlöw), 2012 (Loreen), 1999 (Charlotte Nilsson), 1991 (Carola), 1984 (Herrey’s), 1974 (ABBA).
- Contests Hosted. Malmö 2024, Stockholm 2016, Malmö 2013, Stockholm 2000, Malmö 1992, Gothenburg 1985, Stockholm 1975.
Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 62 times since making its debut in 1958, missing only three contests since then (1964, 1970 and 1976). Since 1959, the Swedish entry has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. At the 1997 contest, Sweden was one of the first five countries to adopt televoting. Sweden has hosted the contest six times: three times in Stockholm (1975, 2000, 2016), twice in Malmö (1992, 2013) and once in Gothenburg (1985); and is set to host for a seventh time in 2024 in Malmö.
Sweden, along with Ireland, is the most successful country in the Eurovision Song Contest, with a total of seven victories. Sweden also has the most top five results of the 21st century, with 12; in total, Sweden has achieved 26 top five results in the contest. After finishing second with Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson in 1966, Sweden went on to achieve its seven victories with ABBA (1974), Herreys (1984), Carola (1991), Charlotte Nilsson (1999), Loreen (2012 and 2023) and Måns Zelmerlöw (2015).
Contest history. Sweden’s first entrant in the contest was Alice Babs in 1958, who was placed fourth. This remained the country’s best result until 1966, when Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson were second.
Sweden’s first Eurovision victory was in 1974 with the song “Waterloo”, performed by ABBA. Thanks to their victory in Brighton, ABBA went on to gain worldwide success and become one of the best-selling pop groups of all time. In the 1980s, Sweden achieved three successive top three results. After Carola finished third in 1983, the Herreys gave Sweden its second victory in 1984 with “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley”. Kikki Danielsson then finished third in 1985. Carola returned to the contest in 1991, eventually giving Sweden its third win with “Fångad av en stormvind”, defeating France in a tie-break. Charlotte Nilsson gave the country a second win of the decade in 1999, with “Take Me to Your Heaven”. The 1990s also saw two third-place results, for Jan Johansen in 1995 and One More Time in 1996. In the 2000s, the best Swedish result was fifth place, which it achieved four times, with Friends in 2001, Fame in 2003, Lena Philipsson in 2004 and Carola, who in 2006, became the only Swedish performer to achieve three top five results. Together with Croatia and Malta, Sweden was one of only three countries to have never been relegated under the pre-2004 rules of the contest.
In 2010, Anna Bergendahl became the first Swedish entrant to fail to qualify for the final, finishing 11th in the semi-final, only five points from qualification (in 2008, Charlotte Perrelli finished 12th in the semi-final but qualified through the back-up jury selection). Since then, the country has been very successful, finishing in the top seven in all subsequent editions except two (14th place in 2013 and 2021). This includes a fifth victory courtesy of Loreen’s “Euphoria” in 2012, a sixth victory courtesy of Måns Zelmerlöw’s “Heroes” in 2015, and a seventh victory courtesy of Loreen’s “Tattoo” in 2023. Additional top-five placements during this period are third places in 2011 and 2014, a fourth place in 2022, and fifth places in 2016, 2017 and 2019.
Melodifestivalen. Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It has chosen the country’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest since 1959. It is one of Sweden’s most popular television shows, and it has been estimated that more than 4 million Swedes watch the show annually.
Almost every Swedish entry for Eurovision has been selected through Melodifestivalen. Only Sweden’s first entry in 1958 was not selected through Melodifestivalen, having been selected internally by the Swedish broadcaster at the time, Sveriges Radio.
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| Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 1958 | Alice Babs | “Lilla stjärna“ | Swedish | 4 | 10 | No semi-finals | |
| 1959 | Brita Borg[a] | “Augustin” | Swedish | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1960 | Siw Malmkvist | “Alla andra får varann“ | Swedish | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1961 | Lill-Babs[b] | “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 and the Dolls | “You’re Summer” | English | 5 | 94 | ||
| 1974 | ABBA | “Waterloo” | English | 1 | 24 | ||
| 1975 | Lars Berghagen and the Dolls | “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 | “Främling“ | Swedish | 3 | 126 | ||
| 1984 | Herreys | “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley” | Swedish | 1 | 145 | ||
| 1985 | Kikki Danielsson | “Bra vibrationer“ | Swedish | 3 | 103 | ||
| 1986 | Monica Törnell and Lasse Holm | “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[c] | |
| 2005 | Martin Stenmarck | “Las Vegas” | English | 19 | 30 | Top 12 in 2004 final[c] | |
| 2006 | Carola | “Invincible” | English | 5 | 170 | 4 | 214 |
| 2007 | The Ark | “The Worrying Kind” | English | 18 | 51 | Top 10 in 2006 final[c] | |
| 2008 | Charlotte Perrelli | “Hero” | English | 18 | 47 | 12[d] | 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[e] | |
| 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[e] | |
| 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 X[f] | |||
| 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 | Confirmed intention to participate †[3] | Host country[e] | |||||
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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| ABBA | “Waterloo” | English | 1 | 329 | 1 | 331 | 1974 | 1 | 24 |
Hostings.
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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| 1975 | Stockholm | Stockholmsmässan | Karin Falck |
| 1985 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | Lill Lindfors |
| 1992 | Malmö | Malmö Isstadion | Lydia Capolicchio and Harald Treutiger |
| 2000 | Stockholm | Globe Arena | Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundin |
| 2013 | Malmö | Malmö Arena | Petra Mede |
| 2016 | Stockholm | Globe Arena | Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw |
| 2024 | Malmö | Malmö Arena | TBD |
Awards.
Marcel Bezençon Awards.
| Year | Category | Performer | Song | Composer(s) lyrics (l) / music (m) |
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| 2002 | Artistic Award[g] | Afro-dite | “Never Let It Go” | Marcos Ubeda | 8 | 72 |  Tallinn |
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| 2006 | Artistic Award[g] | Carola | “Invincible” | Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Carola | 5 | 170 |  Athens |
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| 2012 | Artistic Award[h] | Loreen | “Euphoria” | Thomas G:son, Peter Boström | 1 | 372 |  Baku |
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| 2013 | Composer Award | Robin Stjernberg | “You” | Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Joakim Harestad Haukaas | 14 | 62 |  Malmö |
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| 2015 | Artistic Award[h] | Måns Zelmerlöw | “Heroes” | Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb | 1 | 365 |  Vienna |
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| 2022 | Composer Award | Cornelia Jakobs | “Hold Me Closer” | Cornelia Jakobsdotter, Isa Molin, David Zandén | 4 | 438 |  Turin |
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| 2023 | Artistic Award[h] | Loreen | “Tattoo” | Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Lorine Talhaoui, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son | 1 | 583 |  Liverpool |
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Winners by OGAE members.
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| 2008 | “Hero” | Charlotte Perrelli | 18 | 47 |  Belgrade |
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| 2012 | “Euphoria” | Loreen | 1 | 372 | Baku |
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| 2014 | “Undo” | Sanna Nielsen | 3 | 218 |  Copenhagen |
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| 2022 | “Hold Me Closer” | Cornelia Jakobs | 4 | 438 | Turin |
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| 2023 | “Tattoo” | Loreen | 1 | 583 | Liverpool |
Related involvement.
Conductors.
| Year | Eurovision Conductor[i] | Melodifestivalen Conductor | Musical Director | Notes | . |
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| 1958 |  Dolf van der Linden |
No national final held | N/A | Host conductor | |
| 1959 |  Franck Pourcel |
Thore Ehrling | Host conductor | ||
| 1960 | Thore Ehrling | ||||
| 1961 | William Lind | ||||
| 1962 | Egon Kjerrman | ||||
| 1963 | William Lind | ||||
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| 1966 | Gert-Ove Andersson | ||||
| 1967 | Mats Olsson | ||||
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| 1969 | Lars Samuelson | ||||
| 1971 | Claes Rosendahl | ||||
| 1972 | Mats Olsson | ||||
| 1973 | Monica Dominique | ||||
| 1974 | Sven-Olof Walldoff | ||||
| 1975 | Lars Samuelson | Mats Olsson | |||
| 1977 | Anders Berglund | N/A | |||
| 1978 | Bengt Palmers | ||||
| 1979 | Lars Samuelson | ||||
| 1980 | Anders Berglund | ||||
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| 1983 | Anders Ekdahl | ||||
| 1984 | Curt-Eric Holmquist | ||||
| 1985 | Curt-Eric Holmquist | —[j] | Curt-Eric Holmquist[k] | ||
| 1986 | Anders Berglund | N/A[l] | N/A | ||
| 1987 | Curt-Eric Holmquist | ||||
| 1988 | Anders Berglund | ||||
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| 1990 | Curt-Eric Holmquist | ||||
| 1991 | Anders Berglund | ||||
| 1992 | Anders Berglund | [m] | |||
| 1993 | Curt-Eric Holmquist | N/A | |||
| 1994 | Anders Berglund | ||||
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| 1997 | Curt-Eric Holmquist | ||||
| 1998 | Anders Berglund | ||||
| 1999 | No orchestra | Anders Berglund | |||
| 2000 | Curt-Eric Holmquist | ||||
Heads of delegation.
| Year | Head of delegation | |
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| 2013 | Rennie Mirro | |
| 2015 | Christer Björkman | |
| 2016 | Mari Ryberger | |
| 2018 | Christer Björkman | |
| 2021 | Lotta Furebäck |
Commentators and spokespersons. Over the years SVT commentary has been provided by several experienced radio and television presenters, including Jacob Dahlin, Ulf Elfving, Harald Treutiger, Pekka Heino, Kristian Luuk and Fredrik Belfrage. Since 2009 (with the exceptions of 2013 and 2016), Edward af Sillén provided the SVT commentary alongside various dual commentators.
| Year | Television commentator | Radio commentator | Spokesperson | |
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| 1957 | Nils Linnman | No radio broadcast | Did not participate | |
| 1958 | Jan Gabrielsson | Same as television broadcast | Tage Danielsson | |
| 1959 | Roland Eiworth | |||
| 1960 | Tage Danielsson | |||
| 1961 | Roland Eiworth | |||
| 1962 | Tage Danielsson | |||
| 1963 | Jörgen Cederberg | Edvard Matz | ||
| 1964 | Sven Lindahl | Did not participate | ||
| 1965 | Berndt Friberg | Edvard Matz | ||
| 1966 | Sven Lindahl | |||
| 1967 | Christina Hansegård | |||
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| 1970 | No television broadcast | No radio broadcast | Did not participate | |
| 1971 | Åke Strömmer | Ursula Richter | No spokesperson | |
| 1972 | Bo Billtén | Björn Bjelfvenstam | ||
| 1973 | Alicia Lundberg | Ursula Richter | ||
| 1974 | Johan Sandström | Sven Lindahl | ||
| 1975 | Åke Strömmer | |||
| 1976 | No television broadcast | Did not participate | ||
| 1977 | Ulf Elfving | Åke Strömmer, Ursula Richter | Sven Lindahl | |
| 1978 | Kent Finell | |||
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| 1980 | Arne Weise | |||
| 1981 | No radio broadcast | Bengteric Nordell | ||
| 1982 | Kent Finell | Arne Weise | ||
| 1983 | Agneta Bolme-Börjefors | |||
| 1984 | Fredrik Belfrage | No radio broadcast | ||
| 1985 | Jan Ellerås, Rune Hallberg | |||
| 1986 | Ulf Elfving | Jacob Dahlin | ||
| 1987 | Fredrik Belfrage | Jan Ellerås | ||
| 1988 | Bengt Grafström | Kalle Oldby | Maud Uppling | |
| 1989 | Jacob Dahlin | Kent Finell, Janeric Sundquist | Agneta Bolme-Börjefors | |
| 1990 | Jan Jingryd | Kersti Adams-Ray | Jan Ellerås | |
| 1991 | Harald Treutiger | Kalle Oldby, Runne Hallberg | Bo Hagström | |
| 1992 | Björn Kjellman, Jesper Aspegren | Kalle Oldby, Lotta Engberg | Jan Jingryd | |
| 1993 | Jan Jingryd, Kåge Gimtell | Susan Seidemar, Claes-Johan Larsson | Gösta Hanson | |
| 1994 | Pekka Heino | Claes-Johan Larsson, Lisa Syrén | Marianne Anderberg | |
| 1995 | Pernilla Månsson, Kåge Gimtell | Björn Hedman | ||
| 1996 | Björn Kjellman | Ulla Rundqvist | ||
| 1997 | Jan Jingryd | Gösta Hanson | ||
| 1998 | Pernilla Månsson, Christer Björkman | Claes-Johan Larsson, Anna Hötzel | Björn Hedman | |
| 1999 | Pekka Heino, Anders Berglund | Carolina Norén | Pontus Gårdinger | |
| 2000 | Pernilla Månsson, Christer Lundh | Carolina Norén, Björn Kjellman | Malin Ekander | |
| 2001 | Henrik Olsson | Josefine Sundström | ||
| 2002 | Claes Åkesson, Christer Björkman | Kristin Kaspersen | ||
| 2003 | Pekka Heino | Kattis Ahlström | ||
| 2004 | Jovan Radomir | |||
| 2005 | Annika Jankell | |||
| 2006 | Jovan Radomir | |||
| 2007 | Kristian Luuk, Josef Sterzenbach | André Pops | ||
| 2008 | Björn Gustafsson | |||
| 2009 | Edward af Sillén, Shirley Clamp | Sarah Dawn Finer | ||
| 2010 | Edward af Sillén, Christine Meltzer | Eric Saade | ||
| 2011 | Edward af Sillén, Hélène Benno | Danny Saucedo | ||
| 2012 | Edward af Sillén, Gina Dirawi | Sarah Dawn Finer (as Lynda Woodruff) | ||
| 2013 | Josefine Sundström | Carolina Norén (all shows), Ronnie Ritterland (semifinals), Björn Kjellman (final) | Yohio | |
| 2014 | Edward af Sillén, Malin Olsson | Carolina Norén, Ronnie Ritterland | Alcazar | |
| 2015 | Edward af Sillén, Sanna Nielsen | Mariette Hansson | ||
| 2016 | Lotta Bromé | Carolina Norén, Björn Kjellman | Gina Dirawi | |
| 2017 | Edward af Sillén, Måns Zelmerlöw | Carolina Norén, Björn Kjellman, Ola Gäverth | Wiktoria | |
| 2018 | Edward af Sillén, Sanna Nielsen | Carolina Norén, Björn Kjellman | Felix Sandman | |
| 2019 | Edward af Sillén, Charlotte Perrelli | Eric Saade | ||
| 2021 | Edward af Sillén, Christer Björkman | Carolina Norén | Carola | |
| 2022 | Edward af Sillén (all shows), Linnea Henriksson (final) | Dotter | ||
| 2023 | Edward af Sillén (all shows), Måns Zelmerlöw (final) | Farah Abadi |
Other shows.
| Show | Commentator | Channel | |
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| Songs of Europe | Arne Weise | TV2 | |
| Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest | Pekka Heino | SVT1 | |
| Eurovision Song Contest’s Greatest Hits | Sarah Dawn Finer, Christer Björkman | SVT1, SVT World | |
| Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light | No commentator | SVT1 |
Stage directors.
| Year | Stage director | |
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| 2011 | Fredrik “Benke” Rydman | |
| 2012 | Ambra Succi | |
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| 2014 | Lotta Furebäck and Mari Ryberger | |
| 2015 | Fredrik “Benke” Rydman | |
| 2016 | Lotta Furebäck and Mari Ryberger | |
| 2017 | Zain Odelstål, Lotta Furebäck and Mari Ryberger | |
| 2018 | Dennis Brøchner and Zain Odelstål | |
| 2019 | Dennis Brøchner, Zain Odelstål, Lotta Furebäck and Sacha Jean-Baptiste | |
| 2020 | Zain Odelstål, Dennis Brøchner, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Lotta Furebäck | |
| 2021 | Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren | |
| 2022 | Sacha Jean-Baptiste, Lotta Furebäck, Jennie Widegren and Keisha von Arnold | |
| 2023 | Keisha von Arnold, Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren |
Costume designers.
| Year | Costume designers | |
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| 2006 | Lars Wallin | |
| 2009 | Camilla Thulin |
Notes.
- [a]^ Siw Malmkvist performed and won with the song in the national final., but Borg was already selected in advance.
- [b]^ Siw Malmkvist was originally selected, but was replaced as she forgot the lyrics in the winning reprise in the national final.
- [l]^ Ja b c According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big cFour countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year’s Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
- [d]^ Qualified through the back-up jury selection.
- [e]^ a b c If a country had won the previous year, they did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year.
- [f]^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [g]^ a b Voted by previous winners.
- [h]^ a b c Voted by commentators.
- [i]^ All conductors are of Swedish nationality unless otherwise noted.
- [j]^ That year’s Swedish national final was presented without an orchestra to save money for the international contest.
- [k]^ Also conducted the Belgian entry.
- [l]^ That year’s Swedish national final had the entries presented as music videos, so there was no orchestra present.
- [m]^ Berglund also conducted and played accordion for the Yugoslav entry; he re-arranged the French entry as well when the submitted sheet music was deemed too difficult to follow.
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