For our Summer 2026 feature series, we are celebrating 25 years of Melodifestivalen on tour. We will take a look at the songs that have progressed direct to the final over the past two and a half decades. Today we are looking at the songs that have progressed from Stockholm.

2022 – Heat Three

The third heat of 2022 took place at the Avicii Arena, in Stockholm. Anders Bagge took first place (1,717,664 votes) and qualified after the first round of voting, with “Bigger than the Universe”, while Faith Kakembo took second place (79 points) after the second round of voting, with “Freedom”.

2022 – Heat Four

The fourth heat of 2022 took place at the Friends Arena, in Stockholm. Klara Hammarström took first place (1,184,182 votes) and qualified after the first round of voting, with “Run to the Hills”, while Medina took second place (84 points) after the second round of voting, with “In i dimman”.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland & YouTube/SVT