Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1982 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 February 1982 | |||
| Selected entrant | Chips | |||
| Selected song | "Dag efter dag" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 67 points | |||
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The Swedish National Final was held on the 27th of February 1982 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Hosted by TV and radio presenter Fredrik Belfrage.
National final
The 10 songs were reduced to 5 finalists, which were then voted on by 9 regional juries. Cips formed by Elisabeth Andreasson and Kikki Danielsson had both previously come 2nd in the Swedish 1981 National Final in a group called 'Sweet 'n' Chips'. Kikki Danielsson had previously came joint 1st in the Swedish 1978 National Final but lost out on a tie-break and previously came 4th in the group Chips in 1980.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Informal translation | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Gerhard and Yvonne Olsson | "Hand i hand med dig" | Hand in Hand With You | - | - |
| 2 | Lena Ericsson | "Någonting har hänt" | Something Has Happened | 39 | 2 |
| 3 | Chattanooga | "Hallå hela pressen" | Attention All Press | 28 | 4 |
| 4 | Charlie Hillson | "Då kommer min ängel" | Then My Angel Comes | - | - |
| 5 | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Kärleken lever" | Love is Alive | 25 | 5 |
| 6 | Annika Rydell and Lars Westman | "Här har du din morgondag" | Here is Your Tomorrow | - | - |
| 7 | Liza Öhman | "Hey-hi-ho" | - | 33 | 3 |
| 8 | Shanes | "Fender - 62" | Guitar - 62 | - | - |
| 9 | Maria Wickman | "Dags att börja om igen" | Time to Start All Over Again | - | - |
| 10 | Chips | "Dag efter dag" | Day After Day | 64 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Sweden performed 9th in the middle of the startfield. They finished 8th with 67 points.