Last year, Kalmar did not even pass the basic criterion for participating in and competing for Sweden's best sports city, they had too few elite teams / associations.
This year it looks different, many teams on the rise and with Kalmarsund in the Swedish Championship final and the best year in a long time for Kalmar FF.
This was noticed by this year's jury.
SVT's AnnaMaria Fredholm had Kalmar as fourth on her top list and a total of 34 points was enough for place 13, the best newcomer in several years.
Örebro finished second last year and has a great breadth and many individual stars.
But ÖSK's relegations in both football and bandy contributed to the city this year ending up just outside the top 10. Östersund also fell out of the top 10, among other things after relegation from the football hall Swedish.
Chris Härenstam had little Piteå as number one on his jury list, the sisters Öberg and all Piteå Elite Olympic stars contributed strongly to 54 jury points and the city's second best place on this list.
Halmstad had a unique week with three Swedish Championship golds in three days (two in volleyball, one in table tennis), but in the biggest sports the tip is missing right now.
Tomorrow, the countdown to the top 10 - the winner will be announced on Sunday 3 July.