Melodifestivalen 2009

The jury consisted of 12 members, who all work within the music industry, with many of them involved in Eurovision.

[4] The international jury selected one song from each heat that did not qualify to the final, focusing their decision on their suitability for Eurovision.

After the Second Chance round had finished, the jury selected their preferred song from the remaining entries, which qualified to the final, becoming the 11th finalist.

[2][3] The first plans of the stage were made during the summer of 2008 and was, for the third time, designed by Viktor Brattström, with the intention to provide a feeling of endlessness: "The audience will get the feeling of not knowing where the stage starts or ends, not knowing what's coming up around the corner".

[5][6] The green room, where the artists rested after their performances, was altered from previous contests.

[5][6] Starting in 2004, four out of the 32 participants were selected directly by the contest's producers, in order to increase musical and artistic breadth.

The wildcards in 2009 were the following:[7] A record-breaking 3,440 songs were submitted to the competition, with only 28 proceeding to the next round.

[8] The final 28 songs chosen to compete in the heats were released by SVT on 14 October, along with the names of their authors.