Sweden is set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "My System", written by Felicia Eriksson, Audun Agnar Guldbrandsen, Emily Harbakk, Julie Bergan, and Theresa Rex, and performed by Felicia herself. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), organised Melodifestivalen 2026 in order to select its entry to the contest.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, SVT organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since 1959, SR first and SVT later have organised the annual competition Melodifestivalen in order to select their entries for the contest.
The 2026 edition of Melodifestivalen took place between 31 January and 7 March 2026 across six Swedish cities, and consisted of five heats and a final.[2] A submission period was open between 18 August and 12 September 2025 to select the 30 competing entries.[3]
Heats
The first heat took place on 31 January 2026 at Saab Arena in Linköping. "Half of Me" performed by Greczula and "Iconic" performed by A-Teens qualified directly to the final, while "Woman" performed by Jacqline advanced to the final qualification round. "Beautiful Lie" performed by Indra, "Berusade ord" performed by Noll2, and "Copacabana Boy" performed by Junior Lerin were eliminated from the contest.
The fourth heat took place on 21 February 2026 at Malmö Arena in Malmö. "Hollow" performed by Smash into Pieces and "Eternity" performed by Cimberly qualified directly to the final, while "Dooset daram" performed by Meira Omar advanced to the final qualification round. "Från landet" performed by Erika Jonsson, "Ingenting är efter oss" performed by Timo Räisänen, and "Hatar att jag älskar dig" performed by Felix Manu were eliminated from the contest.
The fifth heat took place on 28 February 2026 at the Gärdehov Arena in Sundsvall. "Delulu" performed by Lilla Al-Fadji and "Waste Your Love" performed by Sanna Nielsen qualified directly to the final, while "Tongue Tied" performed by AleXa advanced to the final qualification round. "Hearts Don't Lie" performed by Vilhelm Buchaus, "Långt från alla andra" performed by Juliett, and "Who You Are" performed by Bladë were eliminated from the contest.
Immediately following the fifth heat, a final qualification round took place. All of the songs competed against each other, with each song's votes from their individual heats converted into a new set of points that determined one qualifier for the final, while a new round of voting, held during the final qualification round, had its points combined with those from the previous heats to select the remaining qualifier. "Dooset daram" performed by Meira Omar and "Honey Honey" performed by Robin Bengtsson qualified to the final, while "Selfish" performed by Eva Jumatate, "Woman" performed by Jacqline, and "Tongue Tied" performed by AleXa were eliminated from the contest.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 12 January 2026, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[4] Sweden was scheduled for the first half of the first semi-final.[5]
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