Today the swedish broadcaster SVT revealed the hosting cities of the national selection Melodifestivalen 2013. The MF-tour will start with the first Semifinal in Karlskrona on 2 February and end with the final in Friends Arena on 9 March. The host city of ESC 2013 Malmö will be the host of the fourth Semifinal.
The complete schedule for Melodifestivalen 2013:
| Date | Heat | City | Arena |
| February 2 | Semifinal 1 | Karlskrona | Telenor Arena |
| February 9 | Semifinal 2 | Göteborg | Scandinavium |
| February 16 | Semifinal 3 | Skellefteå | Skellefteå Kraft Arena |
| February 23 | Semifinal 4 | Malmö | Malmö Arena |
| March 2 | Second chance | Karlstad | Löfbergs Lila Arena |
| March 9 | Final | Stockholm | Friends Arena |
Stockholm has hosted the final all the way back to 2002 while Göteborg and Malmö have both been hosts of Melodifestivalen heats several times.
Karlskrona was a host city of a MF heat in 2006 and 2008, Skellefteå hosted a heat 2005 and 2009 and Karlstad was a host in 2004 and 2006.
