They too. Other countries are playing their own to win, and others tell you “Nisafi” with the event. In its case, the explicit decision comes from the city of Malmme. Seeing Sweden’s involvement in the struggle between, Malmme veto.
“Do you go for the victory? A thousand thumbs up but the hospitality of the Eurovision 2026 is not going to be in Malmme. ” Anna Vitgren, Malmme’s marketing manager, said the cost of policing was not a factor in the decision, as it was not covered by the municipality. On the contrary, he stressed that this is a great event to repeat every two years.
“We did very well last year and now, if needed, we deliver the baton,” he said. “The Eurovision song contest is unique, as you only have 10 months to organize and perform a global event. It needs to be a little more sparse than every two years. “
The city was “incredibly proud” of the 2024 event, Vitkren said. “We have shown that, in the spirit of democracy, we can host both protests and a world -class event for all participants,” he added.
When in 2024, Malmme took over the hospitality of the Eurovision competition, the city was focusing on large protests against Israel’s participation, while the cost of policing was more than doubled, reaching 92 million crowns (about £ 7m).
Eurovision 2025: Sweden is the big favorite
Sweden is represented by the Swedish Finnish band Kaj at this year’s Eurovision with the song “Bara Bada Bastu” (let’s go for a sauna) which is interpreted in the dialect Vörå.
Kaj consists of Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman and Jakob Norrgård. The name of the complex comes from the initials of their names.
Kaj’s participation highlights the Swedish minority of 290,000 inhabitants in Finland. The use of the Swedish language in Finland dates back to the 12th century and remains the official language of the country.
In this year’s Melodifestivalen – Sweden’s competition to highlight the country representing the country at Eurovision – Kaj started out as an underdog, but ended up winning, as well as being at the top of Spotify’s world viral chart.
Gothenburg (Sweden’s second largest city) and Ernchkelnsvik have been reported as potential candidates for the hosting of the competition, if the KAJ wins the big Eurovision final which will take place on Saturday, May 17th and will be broadcast live by St Jakobs.
The semifinals and the “Big Five”
Sweden competes in the First Finite finals on Tuesday, May 13, at 22:00. With her we will see: Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Spain, Ukraine, Portugal, Norway, Belgium, Italy Azerbaijan, Agios Marinos, Albania, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Croatia and Cyprus.
two days later, on Thursday, May 15, at 22:00. In the second semifinals the series of countries are as follows: Australia, Montenegro, Ireland, Latvia, Armenia, Austria, United Kingdom, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Georgia, France, Denmark, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Israel.
It is recalled that Spain, Italy, from the so -called “Big Five”, and the Switzerland organizer, who qualify for the Saturday final, are appearing and voting.
Similarly in the Second Semifinals, the United Kingdom, France and Germany vote and vote from the Big Five.
With information from The Guardian
