Loreen and Sweden have secured a final place in the Eurovision song contest. In Saturday's final, she will also meet the big favorite Finland.

The long-time pre-favourite, Norway's Alessandra with the entry "Queen of Queens" was the last to be called out. 15 numbers competed in tonight's first semi-final and ten have now advanced to the final.Semifinal 2 will be shown on SVT at 21.00 on Thursday and then 16 entries will compete.