Radio | News week in plain Finnish | Sunday 5 May 2024

Eurovision

The topic of the news week is Eurovision. The Eurovision Song Contest is a big song contest, which this time takes place in Sweden. This year, many are worried about the security of Eurovision. Now we will tell you more about Eurovision.

Big singing competition

![Eurovision has started in Malmö. Photo: Berislav Jurišić / Yle](https://images.cdn.yle.fi/image/upload/c_crop,h_4314,w_7667,x_0,y_0/ar_1.7777777777777777,c_fill,g_faces,h_431,w_767/dpr_1.0/ q_auto:eco/f_auto/fl_lossy/v1714907824/39-12804436637679dca33e)

It’s Eurovision time again. Eurovision will be held this year in Sweden, in the city of Malmö.

Eurovision week officially starts today, Sunday. The competition days are next Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, when the final competition takes place.

Eurovision has up to 200 million viewers around the world. 100,000 visa tourists are expected in Malmö.

This time, 37 countries are participating in Eurovision. Sweden is allowed to organize this year’s contest because it won Eurovision last year.

Eurovision week security

![Swedish police supervise the demonstration in Malmö. Photo: Berislav Jurišić / Yle](https://images.cdn.yle.fi/image/upload/c_crop,h_1080,w_1919,x_0,y_0/ar_1.7777777777777777,c_fill,g_faces,h_431,w_767/dpr_1.0/ q_auto:eco/f_auto/fl_lossy/v1714907833/39-128044166376796028f7)

The venue for the Eurovision Song Contest is therefore Malmö. The Swedish police do a lot of work to make Malmö safe during Eurovision.

Demonstrations are organized in Malmö during Eurovision week. Especially the war in Gaza is the reason for the protests. Many do not accept that Israel, which is waging a war in Gaza, is also participating in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Swedish police also combats the danger of terrorism. The police say that Sweden can be a target for terrorists.

The atmosphere in Malmö is tense. A survey by a Swedish newspaper says that only 25 percent of Malmö’s residents dare to live normally during the Eurovision Song Contest. 75 percent of Malmö residents plan to avoid places where they usually move.

Finns at Eurovision

![Windows95man is representing Finland in Eurovision this year. Photo: Corinne Cumming / EBU](https://images.cdn.yle.fi/image/upload/c_crop,h_1125,w_2000,x_0,y_121/ar_1.7777777777777777,c_fill,g_faces,h_431,w_767/dpr_1.0/ q_auto:eco/f_auto/fl_lossy/v1714304949/39-1277369662e36f0e8932)

The Finns are an enthusiastic people of wisdom. Finns’ interest in Eurovision has only grown, because Käärijä was very successful last year and came second in Eurovision.

Finland has won Eurovision once. The monster band Lordi won Eurovision in 2006.

This year, Finland’s representative is Windows95man. He will perform at least on Tuesday and hopefully also make it to Saturday’s final.

Repeat

The topic of the news week was Eurovision. Let’s summarize the most important things.

The Eurovision Song Contest starts in Malmö, Sweden.

During the Eurovision, demonstrations are organized in Malmö and the Swedish police are also preparing for terrorism.

However, millions of viewers around the world are waiting for the joyful event.

This was Uutisviikko in plain Finnish, see you again. Goodbye!