SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has announced that it was received a total of 3,888 songs 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 and will be determined via a mixed public televoting/international jury deliberation.
SVT has received a record 3,888 entries for the upcoming edition of Melodifestivalen.
SVT is yet to unveil further details on Melodifestivalen 2026, the dates, venues and host cities of the competition.
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.
