Because Sweden placed 19th at the 2005 contest , Carola was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final she performed 20th , following Portugal and preceding the Estonia she finished in 4th place with 214 points , this qualifying for the Final . At the final , Carola performed in 22nd spot and at the end of voting received 170 points and finished in 5th place . It is notable that this is Carola 's third top 5 finish in the Eurovision Song Contest ( 3rd in 1983 , 1st in 1991 and 5th in 2006 ) . Also , Carola achieved her 5th place without receiving any 12 points , unlike most other of the top 10 countries that year . Meaning that Sweden automatically qualified for the final in the 2007 contest
2007 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006