🇫🇮 Finland: Yle Rules Out Junior Eurovision Debut & Explains Why

The Finnish broadcaster Yle has ruled out debuting in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and explained its reasons against competing.

Having last investigated participation in Junior Eurovision in 2023, the Finnish broadcaster Yle has ruled out competing in this year’s contest in Tbilisi. In a statement to ESC Spot, Yle has outlined why they will not be competing in this year’s contest:

Yle will not participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. This is due both to the relatively high costs and the competition’s value, which does not fully align with our understanding of the participation of children under 16 in singing competitions.

This is the first time in recent years that Yle has cited that the values of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest do not align with its values. Finland has not shown a clear interest in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since the first edition in 2003. In 2003, Yle was one of a number of non-participating countries to broadcast the first contest, but has not aired the contest yet.
However, Yle was a former participant in MGP Nordic, a children’s contest for Nordic broadcasters held during the 2000s. Up until 2021, its Swedish-language channel organised an annual song contest for children, MGP Melodi Grand Prix.

Junior Eurovision 2025

Junior Eurovision 2025 will be held on December 13 in Tbilisi after Andria Putkaradze gave Georgia their record-breaking fourth victory with “To My Mom”. The contest will be held at the Olympic Palace, which previously hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2017.

A number of countries have either confirmed their participation in Junior Eurovision 2025 or signaled their intention to compete. These countries are:

Estonia and Germany have both withdrawn from the competition. The following broadcasters have confirmed they have no plans to return:

Image source: RTVE | Source: ESC Spot

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