Sweden competed in
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 with the song "Nygammal vals" performed by
Lill Lindfors and
Svante Thuresson. It was written by Bengt-Arne Wallin and Björn Lindroth. Sweden scored 16 points and finished in 2nd place at the contest in
Luxembourg, its highest ever placement at the time.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1966
Melodifestivalen 1966 (known as the Svensk sångfinal) was the selection for the eighth song to represent Sweden at the
Eurovision Song Contest, held at the
Cirkus in
Stockholm on 29 January 1966. It was the seventh time that this system of picking a song had been used. 898 songs were submitted to
SVT for the competition. Regional juries selected the winning song. The final was held in the
Cirkus in
Stockholm on 29 January 1966, hosted by
Sven Lindahl and was broadcast on
Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio.