In 2010 , Anna Bergendahl became the first Swedish entrant to fail to make it to the final , finishing 11th in the semifinal , only five points from qualification ( in 2008 , Charlotte Perrelli finished 12th in the semifinal but qualified through the back-up jury selection ) . Since then , the country has been very successful , finishing in the top five in six of the last seven contests , including victories for Loreen , who gave Sweden its fifth victory in 2012 with the song " Euphoria " , making Sweden one of only two countries ( along with the United Kingdom ) to have Eurovision victories in four different decades , and winning for the sixth time with Måns Zelmerlöw 's " Heroes " in . Sweden is one of only two countries - along with Ukraine in and with Ruslana and Jamala respectively - to win twice since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004 , performing the feat in both and with 372 and 365 points respectively , making Sweden additionally the first country to have scored 300 points or more twice . They also finished third in with Eric Saade and " Popular " , third in with Sanna Nielsen and " Undo " , fifth with Frans and the song " If I Were Sorry " in , fifth with Robin Bengtsson and " I Ca n't Go On " in , and fifth with John Lundvik and " Too Late For Love " in
If I Were Sorry
If I Were Sorry
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest