Sweden was represented at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1968 The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's first victory at the with the song " Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw. Despite having won ...

with the song "", written by Peter Himmelstrand, and performed by

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. 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

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. 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

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on 9 March 1968, hosted by Magnus Banck and was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio.

At Eurovision

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968

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