Melodifestivalen 2000 was the selection for the 40th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest . It was the 39th time that this system of picking a song had been used ; 1,394 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition . The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio 's P4 network . Roger Pontare ( 1994 winner with Marie Bergman ) won the MF again with the rock-inspired ballad " När vindarna viskar mitt namn " , donning a folk-inspired costume and featuring Native American dancers during his performance . The winning song was performed later in English at the Eurovision Song Contest as " The Spirits Are Calling My Name " , placing seventh among 24 entrants
1994 winner
Melodifestivalen 1994
Melodifestivalen 2000