The audience is encouraged to sing along with musical guest stars to well-known Swedish and international songs.

The show started in 1935[1] on a small scale; about 50 people in the audience.

When Lasse Berghagen took over as host, the ratings increased to about 2 million viewers.

In 2003, Allsång på Skansen was the first SVT programme that was broadcast with 5.1 multichannel sound.

In 2007, it became one of the first Swedish live programmes broadcast in high-definition television.