Sweden first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 but it would take them until 1974 to win the competition when ABBA famously took the trophy with the song Waterloo, which became a global hit and an all-time Eurovision classic. While Sweden has finished last on 2 occasions, in 1963 and 1977, over the past decade the country has come to dominate the Contest.
Since the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals were introduced in 2004, Sweden has only once failed to qualify for the Grand Final. In 2010, Anna Bergendahl finished 11th in the semi-final and narrowly missed out on a place in the Grand Final with her song This Is My Life. Since then Sweden has only once been out of the top 5, in 2013, when the contest was hosted in the Swedish city of Malmö.
The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the most popular television programmes of the year in Sweden.
Participation history
Event | Contestant | Song | Place | |
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Liverpool 2023 |
Semi-Final
2nd - 135 points
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Grand Final
1st - 583 points
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Turin 2022 |
Semi-Final
1st - 396 points
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Grand Final
4th - 438 points
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Rotterdam 2021 |
Semi-Final
7th - 142 points
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Grand Final
14th - 109 points
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Rotterdam 2020 | ||||
Tel Aviv 2019 |
Semi-Final
3rd - 238 points
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Grand Final
5th - 334 points
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Lisbon 2018 |
Semi-Final
2nd - 254 points
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Grand Final
7th - 274 points
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Kyiv 2017 |
Semi-Final
3rd - 227 points
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Grand Final
5th - 344 points
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Stockholm 2016 |
Grand Final
5th - 261 points
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Vienna 2015 |
Semi-Final
1st - 217 points
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Grand Final
1st - 365 points
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Copenhagen 2014 |
Semi-Final
2nd - 131 points
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Grand Final
3rd - 218 points
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Malmö 2013 |
Grand Final
14th - 62 points
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Baku 2012 |
Semi-Final
1st - 181 points
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Grand Final
1st - 372 points
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Düsseldorf 2011 |
Semi-Final
1st - 155 points
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Grand Final
3rd - 185 points
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Oslo 2010 |
Semi-Final
11th - 62 points
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Moscow 2009 |
Semi-Final
4th - 105 points
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Grand Final
21st - 33 points
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Belgrade 2008 |
Semi-Final
10th - 54 points
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Grand Final
18th - 47 points
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Helsinki 2007 |
Grand Final
18th - 51 points
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Athens 2006 |
Invincible
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Semi-Final
4th - 214 points
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Grand Final
5th - 170 points
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Kyiv 2005 |
Las Vegas
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Grand Final
19th - 30 points
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Istanbul 2004 |
It Hurts
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Grand Final
5th - 170 points
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Riga 2003 |
Give Me Your Love
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Grand Final
5th - 107 points
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Tallinn 2002 |
Never Let It Go
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Grand Final
8th - 72 points
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Copenhagen 2001 |
Listen To Your Heartbeat
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Grand Final
5th - 100 points
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Stockholm 2000 |
When Spirits Are Calling My Name
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Grand Final
7th - 88 points
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Jerusalem 1999 |
Take Me To Your Heaven
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Grand Final
1st - 163 points
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Birmingham 1998 |
Kärleken är
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Grand Final
10th - 53 points
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Dublin 1997 |
Bara Hon älskar Mig
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Grand Final
14th - 36 points
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Oslo 1996 |
Den Vilda
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Grand Final
3rd - 100 points
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Dublin 1995 |
Se På Mej
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Grand Final
3rd - 100 points
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Dublin 1994 |
Stjärnorna
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Grand Final
13th - 48 points
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Millstreet 1993 |
Eloïse
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Grand Final
7th - 89 points
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Malmö 1992 |
I Morgon är En Annan Dag
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Grand Final
22nd - 9 points
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Rome 1991 |
Fångad Av En Stormvind
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Grand Final
1st - 146 points
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Zagreb 1990 |
Som En Vind
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Grand Final
16th - 24 points
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Lausanne 1989 |
En Dag
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Grand Final
4th - 110 points
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Dublin 1988 |
Stad I Ljus
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Grand Final
12th - 52 points
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Brussels 1987 |
Boogaloo
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Grand Final
12th - 50 points
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Bergen 1986 |
E' De' Det Här Du Kallar Kärlek
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Grand Final
5th - 78 points
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Gothenburg 1985 |
Bra Vibrationer
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Grand Final
3rd - 103 points
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Luxembourg 1984 |
Diggi-loo Diggy-ley
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Grand Final
1st - 145 points
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Munich 1983 |
Främling
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Grand Final
3rd - 126 points
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Harrogate 1982 |
Dag Efter Dag
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Grand Final
8th - 67 points
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Dublin 1981 |
Fångad I En Dröm
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Grand Final
10th - 50 points
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The Hague 1980 |
Just Nu!
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Grand Final
10th - 47 points
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Jerusalem 1979 |
Satellit
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Grand Final
17th - 8 points
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Paris 1978 |
Det Blir Alltid Värre Framåt Natten
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Grand Final
14th - 26 points
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London 1977 |
Beatles
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Grand Final
18th - 2 points
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Stockholm 1975 |
Jennie, Jennie
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Grand Final
8th - 72 points
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Brighton 1974 |
Grand Final
1st - 24 points
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Luxembourg 1973 |
You're Summer
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Grand Final
5th - 94 points
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Edinburgh 1972 |
Härliga Sommardag
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Grand Final
13th - 75 points
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Dublin 1971 |
Vita Vidder
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Grand Final
6th - 85 points
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Madrid 1969 |
Judy, Min Vän
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Grand Final
9th - 8 points
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London 1968 |
Det Börjar Verka Kärlek, Banne Mej
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Grand Final
5th - 15 points
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Vienna 1967 |
Som En Dröm
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Grand Final
8th - 7 points
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Luxembourg 1966 |
Nygammal Vals Eller Hip Man Svinaherde
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Grand Final
2nd - 16 points
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Naples 1965 |
Absent Friend
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Grand Final
10th - 6 points
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London 1963 |
En Gång I Stockholm
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Grand Final
13th - 0 points
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Luxembourg 1962 |
Sol Och Vår
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Grand Final
7th - 4 points
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Cannes 1961 |
April, April
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Grand Final
14th - 2 points
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London 1960 |
Alla Andra Får Varann
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Grand Final
10th - 4 points
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Cannes 1959 |
Augustin
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Grand Final
9th - 4 points
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Hilversum 1958 |
Lilla Stjärna
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Grand Final
4th - 10 points
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