Kross Nemaken Liedfestival Edition III

This was the third edition of the show. Four countries debuted with an extra country joining as a guest.

Hosting
It was hosted in Stockholm, Sweden, following their victory in the previous edition with Dotter performing, "Bulletproof". It reached the highest amount of points ever at 42 and ensured that Sweden would indeed host the next contest.

Participants
Sweden was the first nation to confirm their participation in the third edition, trying to host the edition. Turkey was set to debut and the United Kingdom confirmed their return. Spain, begrudgingly accepted returning (as they had a terrible score last edition). Italy confirmed their return after reaching their best result in the previous edition. Denmark announced they would debut alongside Finland. Finland were not originally going to debut but the Aland Islands. The executives of the Kross Nemaken Liedfestival decided Finland would be a better fit and would have more song opportunities in future editions. Norway confirmed they would debut. The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain all confirmed their participation aswell.

Voting
Voting would see one juror from each country rate each song (apart from there own) and allocate a set of one-five points, seven and nine points. There was also a small additional televote.