Zone Song Contest 10

Zone Song Contest 10, often referred as ZSC 10, is the tenth edition of the Zone Song Contest. This edition is located in Sweden as the host country. SVT is the TV station chosen by the Swedish delegation to televise and organize such important event of this dimensions for all Europe and the world after their first victory in the ninth edition with the singer Agnes and the song "24 Hours" with 525 points in a exciting final voting where the jury and the televote agreed on their winner for the first time.

The SVT officials ruled on October 7, 2021 that the hosts of the first festival held in Sweden, at the Malmö Arena, would be the presenter and comedian Petra Mede with also the comedian, presenter and actress Sarah Dawn Finer and her alter ego Lynda Woodruff who is gonna be hosting the welcome ceremony to the representatives and delegations on the "Northern Carpet" a special "red carpet" for this edition.

The official slogan for this edition was "Nordliga Vindar" which means "Northern Winds" in English. The concept was inspired since it was the first festival held in Sweden and they wanted to give this edition a change of scenery to make it a little more different, special and full of new technolog since this is a very special musical edition.

Location
Sweden is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund Strait. Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.4 million; and a low population density of 25 inhabitants per square kilometre (65/sq mi). 87% of Swedes live in urban areas, which cover 1.5% of the entire land area. The highest concentration is in the central and southern half of the country.

Bidding phase
The head of the public chain SVT declared that many cities declared interest in hosting the show. But only 4 cities advanced as possible candidates to host the events.

These 4 cities were:

Key Host venue