Sweden continued using the common Melodifestivalen format to select their entry . The final of Melodifestivalen 1998 was held on 14 March 1998 , where ten songs were performed . Five of the songs were eliminated and the remaining five were voted on by the 11 juries . The winner was " Kärleken är " ( ) , sung by Jill Johnson and composed by Bobby Ljunggren , Håkan Almqvist and Ingela Forsman
Melodifestivalen 1998
Melodifestivalen 1998
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998