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The Swedish national broadcaster, SVT, has announced the dates and cities for the semi-finals and final of Melodifestivalen 2025. The winner will be selected on March 8th.

Swedish broadcaster SVT is already in full preparation mode for Melodifestivalen 2025, which will select Sweden’s representative and song for Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The official dates for this national selection have now been disclosed.




Format and Schedule: Six Weeks of Musical Excitement

The Swedish national final, Melodifestivalen, consists of five heats and a grand final. True to form, Sweden takes the Eurovision competition very seriously. Each year, Melodifestivalen’s production ensures the contest reaches diverse areas of Sweden, allowing as much of the local audience as possible to experience it live. Consequently, each heat takes place in a different city, with the final traditionally held at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.

From each heat, the two songs with the best results will advance to the grand final. Two additional songs will progress from the Second Chance round, resulting in a total of 12 songs in the final, as is customary. The winner will be chosen through a combination of public voting (50%) and jury voting (50%).

True to tradition, Melodifestivalen 2025 will tour different Swedish cities. Here’s the complete list of cities and dates for Melodifestivalen 2025:

  • First Semi-Final: February 1, Coop Norrbotten Arena, LuleÃ¥
  • Second Semi-Final: February 8, Scandinavium, Gothenburg
  • Third Semi-Final: February 15, ABB Arena, VästerÃ¥s
  • Fourth Semi-Final: February 22, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Fifth Semi-Final and Second Chance Round: March 1, Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
  • Grand Final: March 8, Friends Arena, Stockholm




New for 2025: Format Tweaks and Early Song Releases

SVT has decided to implement minor changes to the competition format this year:

In 2024, a “Second Chance” round was held for all contestants who placed third and fourth in each semi-final. After the fifth semi-final, viewers were presented with a recap of these third and fourth-place contestants, and after voting, the two with the highest results from the audience completed the final lineup. This year, only the songs that place third in each semi-final will compete for the last two tickets to the Melodifestivalen final. The third-place song that received the highest number of votes during the semi-finals will automatically advance to the grand final. Then, a vote will open for the remaining four third-place songs, from which one more will join the finalists.

Another change concerns the timing of song releases. Previously, songs that reached the final were not released for listening on various music platforms until after the last semi-final, while those that didn’t qualify were released immediately after their semi-final appearance. Now, SVT has announced that they will release all competing songs in each semi-final one day before the show, allowing listeners to hear the songs in advance, form opinions, and enjoy their favorites earlier.

A Storied Tradition: Melodifestivalen’s Eurovision Legacy

Melodifestivalen has been running since 1959, except for the years when Sweden abstained from Eurovision (1964, 1970, and 1976), and has secured seven Eurovision victories for the country. The selection process will span February and March, following last year’s format – five preliminary rounds with six songs each evening, culminating in the grand final where the winner will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025.




Sweden in Eurovision 2024

“Unforgettable” is the name of the song performed by the duo Marcus & Martinus in the grand final of Eurovision 2024. The duo was chosen to represent Sweden at Eurovision after winning the Swedish national finals, Melodifestivalen. Sweden finished ninth in the final with 174 points.

Source:Aftonbladet

Eurovision 2025: This will be Sweden’s 63rd participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Sweden joined the competition in 1958 and has won it seven times over the years. Sweden’s most recent victory was at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Tattoo,” performed by the singer Loreen.