Good evening Europe, this is Sweden calling! Melodifestivalen 2026 will be concluding tonight in Stockholm with its Grand Final.
Sweden is gearing up in full steam for Eurovision 2026! The most anticipated national selection of the season aka Melodifestivalen will be hitting our screens this evening!
How to watch?
You can watch Melodifestivalen 2026 Grand Final at 20:00 CET via the following channels:
- SVT 1
- SVT Play
- SVT webstream
About the show
The Grand Final of Meldifestivalen 2026 will be held in Stockholm. A total of 12 acts will battle during the Grand Final for the golden ticket to Eurovision 2026. The winner of the competition will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna.
The 2026 Swedish Eurovision entry and act will be determined via a combined international jury/ public televoting deliberation.
Participants
- 1. Iconic – A*Teens
- 2. Dooset Daram – Meira Omar
- 3. Delulu – Lilla Al-Fadji
- 4. Ain’t Today – Saga Ludvigsson
- 5. Hollow – Smash Into Pieces
- 6. Eternity – Cimberly
- 7. Viva L’Amor – Medina
- 8. Half of Me – Greczula
- 9. Honey Honey – Robin Bengtsson
- 10. My System – FELICIA
- 11. Waste Your Love – Sanna Nielsen
- 12. Rakt in i elden – Brandsta City Släckers
Melodifestivalen 2026
Melodifestivalen 2026 will consist of a total of 6 live televised shows. The competition will be travelling to six different cities across Sweden, kicking off in Linkoping on Saturday 31 January and concluding in Stockholm on Saturday 7 March.
Gina Darawi and Hampus Nessvold will have the grand honour of hosting the forthcoming edition of the Swedish national selection- Melodifestivalen 2026.
31/01/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #1- Linkoping07/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #2- Gothenburg14/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #3- Kristiansand21/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #4- Malmo28/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Semi-final #5- Sundsvall- 07/02/2026- Melodifestivalen 2026 Grand Final- Stockholm
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
