Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Absent Friend", composed by Dag Wirén, with lyrics by Alf Henrikson, and performed by Ingvar Wixell.

The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through a national final titled Svensk sångfinal, after having previously selected the performer internally.

Svensk sångfinal (retroactively often referred to as Melodifestivalen 1965) was the selection for the seventh song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Cirkus in Stockholm on 13 February 1965.

It was the sixth time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song.

On the night of the final Wixell performed 10th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding France.