The next Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Malmö – after next year, more than one in ten Eurovision Song Contests will be held in Sweden

The next Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Malmo

Also after Loreen’s previous victory, the event was organized in Malmö.

The next Eurovision will be held in Malmö, Sweden in May 2024, it is reported On the Eurovision website.

The semi-final dates are Tuesday 7th and Thursday 9th May. The final will take place on Saturday, May 11.

The release states that the city was chosen to host the event because it was best able to accommodate thousands of visitors.

Responsible producer of the Swedish public broadcasting company SVT Ebba Adielsson adds that the city was selected as the organizer of the competition, as it met all the required criteria. In addition, according to him, the city is easy to move around and there are many excellent event venues.

Executive Director of Eurovision Martin Osterdahl praises Malmö as lively and suitable for the event.

– Malmö’s commitment to diversity, inclusiveness and innovation is in line with the spirit of competition.

Sweden’s seventh fives

This is the 68th time Eurovision has been held. The following visas are Sweden’s seventh. The country has therefore organized more than every tenth of the wise men.

Malmö has previously organized two Eurovisions in 1992 and 2013. In addition, Eurovisions have been organized in Stockholm in 1975, 2000 and 2016 and in Gothenburg in 1985.

This is the fifth year in a row that the competition has been held outside the capital of the winning country.

Sweden was selected as the organizing country after its representative Loreen won the competition. She is the first female singer to win the fives twice.

Also, after Loreen won the competition last time in 2012, the fives were organized in Malmö the year after the win.

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