SVT announced on 7 July 1999 that the contest would be hosted by the Globe Arena in Stockholm . Other possible candidates had been Scandinavium in Gothenburg and Malmömässan in Malmö . They had previously hosted Eurovision Song Contest 1985 and 1992 respectively . The Globe was said to be chosen because Stockholm had not hosted the contest since 1975 and that it would be somewhat cheaper than the other options
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Eurovision Song Contest 2000