Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig", written by Peter Himmelstrand, and performed by Claes-Göran Hederström.The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1968.The entry finished 5th (out of 17) with 15 points, including 6 from Norway, the highest number of votes awarded that year.It was the ninth time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song.The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 9 March 1968, hosted by Magnus Banck and was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio.