[2026-04-29] Musikschlaget 2026 - Riksfinal Sundsvall

Saturday 7 November
17.00 - 23.00
Esplanaden 27, SE-852 36 Sundsvall, Sverige

The music competition's national final kicks off at restaurant Aveny in Sundsvall!

TIME SCHEDULE
16.30 Doors open
17.00 Dinner with three courses
18.30 After admission at the door
19.00 The music competition's show with 10 finalists from all over Sweden
21.00 Break entertainment –
21.30 Artist of the year –
22.00 After party

TICKETS
Entrance with dinner - approx. 550 SEK
Entrance with dinner, child ticket - approx. 219 SEK
Only entrance at the door from 18.30 - approx. 150 SEK
Do you want to see the final live in Sundsvall without having dinner? From 18.30 you can enter at the Aveny entrance, price 150 SEK.

HERE YOU CAN BUY YOUR TICKETS
Link will come in October!

Read more here

JOIN IN THE JOY
We offer joy, excitement, drama, and a place in the spotlight for those who may not always get the recognition they deserve. The music competition is a music contest where one can raise their fist in the spotlight and be proud of exactly who they are!

ABOUT THE MUSIC COMPETITION
The music competition is Sweden's major music festival for and by musicians with disabilities. A musical community where everyone can contribute in their own way. On stage, bands and solo artists perform with their own material or covers. Welcome to a joy-filled, sparkling show where the stage presence and musical joy surpasses everything else!

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS
The music competition is the melody festival for people with intellectual and neuropsychiatric disabilities, NPF. The music competition has eight qualifying rounds and a big sparkling national final in Sundsvall every year. One entry wins each qualifying round and one in the final. All other entries that participate come in second place and receive beautiful diplomas based on their special talent on stage. The most important thing in the music competition is to have fun and develop together!

HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
You can apply as a band or solo artist. With original material or covers. The artists completely decide how they want to create their performance. Everyone who wants to help out does so to the best of their ability to create the artists' dream on stage. Bilda is involved and supports with our professional development coordinators. We also have technical equipment in the form of sound, light, and backline on site for the qualifying rounds. Let us know if you want to help with something at a qualifying round.
Deadline for registration is March 31 each year.

QUALIFYING ROUNDS
During the spring, we have eight qualifying rounds, from north to south in Sweden. The winners of each qualifying round are selected by a jury, according to the same criteria that apply in the final. The winners of each qualifying round go straight to the national final.

QUALIFYING ROUNDS 2026
• Gothenburg May 3 – Clarion Hotel Draken
• Eskilstuna May 9 – Eskilstuna Theater
• Falun May 16 – Kulturhuset tio14
• Umeå May 19 – Umeå Folkets hus
• Sundsvall May 30 – Livli
• Helsingborg June 7 – Clarion Hotel Sea U
• Stockholm June 10 – Boo Folkets hus
• National final Sundsvall November 7 – Aveny

THE NATIONAL FINAL
The national final is in November every year with a total of ten competing entries on stage. Eight entries from our qualifying rounds plus two entries (Wildcards) that are selected from the qualifying rounds. Information about who will be Wildcards is communicated via email or phone. At the national final in Sundsvall, Maitraiders musikservice (daily activity under LSS) is involved and works with the entire final together with Studieförbundet Bilda. The artists receive the best conditions to perform their entries on stage, just as they wish. It is about professional sound and light and the entire national final is broadcast live through an extensive video production managed by high school students from the media program in Sundsvall. All artists will also receive help with makeup and hair styling from a makeup artist/stylist if they wish.

ACCESSIBILITY
Studieförbundet Bilda strives for accessibility for all participants. Contact us if we can assist you with anything to enable your participation.

The music competition is a music festival for musicians with disabilities that has been arranged every year since 2011 by Studieförbundet Bilda together with Maitraiders in Sundsvall, in collaboration with Folkets Hus and Parker.