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| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) | |||
| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1988 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 February 1988 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Tommy Körberg | |||
| Selected song | "Stad i ljus" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Py Bäckman | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 52 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Stad i ljus", written by Py Bäckman, and performed by Tommy Körberg. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1988. Körberg had already represented Sweden in 1969. This was the first Swedish entry in the eighties that was a ballad.