SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has published the rules and regulations for Melodifestivalen 2026.
Melodifestivalen 2026 will consist of 6 live televised shows ( 5 semi-finals and a Grand Final). The song submission window for Melodifestivalen 2026 will be open from 18 August-12 September 2025.
A total of 30 songs will compete in the Swedish national selection, 6 songs will compete in each of the five semi-finals, a total of 12 songs will compete at the Melodifestivalen 2026 Grand Final for the golden ticket to Austria. The 2026 Swedish Eurovision entry will be determined via a mixed public televoting/international jury deliberation
You can read the Melodifestivalen 2026 rules and regulations here.
Anders Wistbaka (Melodifestivalen 2026 Project Manager) says:
We at Melodifestivalen always want to get better. We retain the editorial power that has made Melodifestivalen so strong, but supplement it with insights into what engages and works in today’s digital music landscape
SVT will unveil the names of the 30 Melodifestivalen 2026 acts and the titles of the competing songs along with the names of the lyricists and composers in November/December 2025.
Sweden in Eurovision
Sweden debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 and has won Europe’s favorite television show 7 times ( 1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2023) and has hosted the competition thrice in Stockholm (1975, 2000, 2016), thrice in Malmo (1992, 2013, 2024) and once in Goteborg (1985).
Sweden has been enjoying much success in the competition in recent years, the Scandinavian country has achieved 12 TOP 10 placings in the contest in the past 14 years including 3 victories.The Nordic country has partaken 64 times in the competition throughout its history.
In 2025 KAJ represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel with their epic entry ‘Bara Bada Bastu’, achieving an honorable 4th place in the Grand Final.
