", written and performed by Tomas Ledin.

The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 1980.

120 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition.

The final was held in the SVT Studios in Stockholm on 8 March 1980, presented by Bengt Bedrup and broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.

[1] As of 2021, this is the most recent occasion on which Sweden has failed to score any points from the other participating Nordic nations (and, in turn, it was the last contest final until 2024 to see the Swedish jury fail to award any points to another Nordic nation, save for 2016 when Sweden was the only Nordic nation in the final).