Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Sweden chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 in the national selection Melodifestivalen 1981. After a tight race, the winner was a song called "Fångad i en dröm", which was performed by Björn Skifs. Björn was also the Swedish representative in the 1978 contest, and had written the song together with Bengt Palmers.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1981 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 21 February 1981 | |||
| Selected entrant | Björn Skifs | |||
| Selected song | "Fångad i en dröm" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 50 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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At the contest, this year held in Dublin, Ireland, Sweden was drawn #20, at the very end of the start field. The song earned maximum points from France and 10 points from Germany, and finally ended up 10th with 50 points.
At Eurovision
Final
| 12 points |  Germany |
| 10 points |  France |
| 8 points |  United Kingdom |
| 7 points |  Ireland |
| 6 points |  Finland |
| 5 points |  Luxembourg |
| 4 points |  Denmark |
| 3 points |  Israel |
| 2 points |  Austria |
| 1 point |  Switzerland |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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