 Five semifinals took place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and a Second Chance round in Nyköping.The final was broadcast on SVT1, SVT Europa, YLE FST5 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network.The pre-contest favourites were The Ark, with "The Worrying Kind" and they won, scoring the highest marks with both juries and televoters.