Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "", written by Peter Himmelstrand, and performed by Claes-Göran Hederström.The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SR), selected its entry through 1968. The entry finished 5th (out of 17) with 15 points, including 6 from , the highest number of votes awarded that year.
Before Eurovision
1968 1968 was the selection for the 10th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the ninth time that (SR) used this system of picking a song. 2233 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the in Stockholm on 9 March 1968, hosted by Magnus Banck and was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio.
Artist Song Songwriters Points Place 1 Svante Thuresson "Du är en vårvind i April" 21 2 2 Anna-Lena Löfgren "Jag vill tro" Britt Lindeborg 5 6 3 Claes-Göran Hederström "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej" Peter Himmelstrand 23 1 4 Towa Carson "Du vet var jag finns" Peter Himmelstrand 15 3 5 Svante Thuresson and Östen Warnerbring "Här kommer pojkar" 13 5 6 Britt Bergström "Fri hos dig" 1 9 7 Gunnar Wiklund "Jag ser en värld" 3 7 8 Cecilia Stam "Låt mig få va' ifred" 3 7 9 Lars Lönndahl "Du och jag och våren" Thore Skogman 0 10 10 Mona Wessman "Gå och göm dig, Åke Tråk" Peter Himmelstrand 15 3
At Eurovision
Voting
+ Points awarded to Sweden Score Country 6 points 4 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Sweden Score Country 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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