Sweden was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, held in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 1998
Sweden continued using the common Melodifestivalen format to select their entry. The final of Melodifestivalen 1998 was held on 14 March 1998, where ten songs were performed. Five of the songs were eliminated and the remaining five were voted on by 11 regional juries. The winner was "Kärleken är" (English: Love Is), sung by Jill Johnson and composed by Bobby Ljunggren, Håkan Almqvist and Ingela Forsman.
| First Round – 14 March 1998 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Annika Fehling | "När en stjärna faller" | Eliminated |
| 2 | B.I.G. | "Ingen annan väg" | Advanced |
| 3 | Elisabeth Melander | "Ta dej tid" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Nanne Grönvall | "Avundsjuk" | Advanced |
| 5 | Linda Eriksson | "Bara månen får se" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Helena Eriksson | "Kärleken finns överallt" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Fredrik Karlsson | "Långsamma timmar" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Myrra Malmberg | "Julia" | Advanced |
| 9 | Black Ingvars | "Cherie" | Advanced |
| 10 | Jill Johnson | "Kärleken är" | Advanced |
At Eurovision
Johnson sang in the 19th position on the night of the contest, and at the close of voting she finished 10th out of 25 countries, receiving 53 points. The Swedish televoting awarded its 12 points to Norway.
Points awarded to Sweden
Points awarded to Sweden | 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Sweden
Backup jury points[1]
References
Sweden
Norway 
Finland 
Netherlands 
United Kingdom 
Malta 
Israel 
Estonia 
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Belgium 
Ireland 
France 
Poland 
Slovenia 
Hungary