Sweden was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 thanks to Charlotte Nilsson 's victory the previous year . Sveriges Television chose to hold the contest in Sweden 's capital , Stockholm . The entry of the home country was chosen in Melodifestivalen 2000 . 1 394 songs were submitted and 10 progressed to the final , which was one of the most seen TV shows ever in Sweden with 4 175 000 viewers . Just like last year , 11 juries combined with televotes selected the winner , which surprisingly was folk-inspired rock song " När vindarna viskar mitt namn " . It was sung by Roger Pontare , who had also represented Sweden at the 1994 contest . The song was written and composed by Thomas Holmstrand , Linda Jansson and Peter Dahl
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000