Melodifestivalen 2025
[1][2] The winner of the competition will go on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, held in Basel, Switzerland.Melodifestivalen 2025 will see six weekly shows held in six Swedish cities (Luleå, Gothenburg, Västerås, Malmö, Jönköping and Stockholm).[3][4] The winner of the final will be determined by the usual 50/50 combination of votes from the public and an international jury.For the first time since the multi-show Melodifestivalen format was introduced in 2002, the competing entries will be released on streaming platforms on the day preceding their respective heat.[3] Upon closing the submission period, SVT announced that 2,794 applications had been received, from which 15 competing entries will be selected by a professional jury chaired by Melodifestivalen producer and artistic director Karin Gunnarsson; the second set of 15 contestants were selected by a dedicated SVT board both from the received submissions and by direct invitation of artists.