Sweden: Dates and host cities of Melodifestivalen 2025

Melodifestivalen 2025: Schedule and Host Cities

SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has confirmed the dates and cities that will host Melodifestivalen 2025.

Melodifestivalen 2025 will travel across Sweden, visiting cities such as Luleå, Gothenburg, Västerås, Malmö, Jönköping, and Stockholm. The event will kick off on Saturday, February 1, 2025, and will conclude on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

• 01/02/2025: Melodifestivalen 2025 – Semi-final #1 – Luleå
• 08/02/2025: Melodifestivalen 2025 – Semi-final #2 – Gothenburg
• 15/02/2025: Melodifestivalen 2025 – Semi-final #3 – Västerås
• 22/02/2025: Melodifestivalen 2025 – Semi-final #4 – Malmö
• 01/03/2025: Melodifestivalen 2025 – Semi-final #5 – Jönköping
• 08/03/2025: Melodifestivalen 2025 – Grand Final – Stockholm

Melodifestivalen 2025

Melodifestivalen 2025 will consist of 6 live televised shows: 5 semi-finals and a Grand Final.

A total of 30 songs will compete in the Swedish national selection, with 6 songs participating in each semi-final. In the end, 12 songs will compete in the Grand Final for the chance to represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland. The winner will be chosen through a combination of public voting and an international jury.

Competition Changes

Several changes will be introduced for Melodifestivalen 2025:

• As before, the top two songs from each semi-final will directly advance to the Grand Final. However, the 3rd and 4th placed songs will no longer proceed to the Second Chance round.
• Only the 3rd placed song from each semi-final will have a chance to compete for a spot in the Grand Final.
• Instead of 10 songs competing in the Second Chance round, only 5 songs will battle for the final 2 spots in the Grand Final.
• After the 5th semi-final, a special Second Chance round voting will take place: the highest-scoring 3rd placed song will automatically qualify for the Grand Final. The remaining four songs will be subject to a public vote, and the winner will earn the 12th spot in the Grand Final.
• Another change is that the Melodifestivalen entries will no longer be published after the 5th semi-final. Instead, the 6 songs competing in each semi-final will be released a day before their respective semi-final, on Friday.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates!