Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "Som en dröm", written by Marcus Österdahl, Curt Peterson, and Patrice Hellberg, and performed by Östen Warnerbring. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through a national final. The national final was named "Melodifestivalen" for the first time, the name still in use as of 2024[update].
Melodifestivalen 1967 was the selection for the ninth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the eighth time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. Approximately 1,800 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 24 February 1967, hosted by Maud Husberg and broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but it was not broadcast on radio.
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