| Date: | 14 March 1998 |
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| Presenters: | Pernilla Månsson Colt, Magnus Karlsson |
| Venue: | Malmö Musikteater, Malmö |
| Viewing figures (approx): | 2,881,000 |
| Voting: | Regional juries |
| Winner: | Kärleken är performed by Jill Johnson |
| Winner's result at Eurovision: | Tenth place |
Melodifestivalen 1998 was the selection for the 38th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 37th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1141 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network.
Contents |
| # | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Fehling | När en stjärna faller | Annika Fehling | — | — |
| 2 | B.I.G. | Ingen annan väg | Peo Thyrén, Richard Evenlind, Erika Evenlind, Stefan Almqvist | 52 | 2nd |
| 3 | Elisabeth Melander | Ta dej tid | Margareta Nilsson, Gertrud Hemmel | — | — |
| 4 | Nanne Grönvall | Avundsjuk | Peter Grönvall, Nanne Grönvall | 35 | 4th |
| 5 | Linda Eriksson | Bara månen får se | Torgny Söderberg | — | — |
| 6 | Helena Eriksson | Kärleken finns överallt | Frank Ådahl | — | — |
| 7 | Fredrik Karlsson | Långsamma timmar | Fredrik Karlsson, Peter Svensson | — | — |
| 8 | Myrra Malmberg | Julia | Claes Andreasson, Torbjörn Wassenius | 38 | 3rd |
| 9 | Black Ingvars | Cherie | Stephan Berg | 34 | 5th |
| 10 | Jill Johnson | Kärleken är | Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist, Ingela 'Pling' Forsman | 62 | 1st |
| Song | Luleå | Örebro | Umeå | Norrköping | Falun | Karlstad | Sundsvall | Växjö | Stockholm | Gothenburg | Malmö | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingen annan väg | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 52 |
| Avundsjuk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Julia | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38 |
| Cherie | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 34 |
| Kärleken är | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 72 |
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