Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "", composed by Ted Gärdestad, with lyrics by Kenneth Gärdestad, and performed by Ted Gärdestad himself. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SR), selected its entry through 1979.
1979 was the selection for the 19th song to represent at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 18th time that (SR) used this system of picking a song. 452 songs were submitted to SR for the competition. The final was held in the in Stockholm on 17 February 1979, presented by Ulf Elfving and was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio.
The contest was held in Jerusalem, and Sweden performed 15th. Gärdestad finished only 17th out of 19, with 8 points.