Will Sweden Win The Eurovision Song Contest in 2025?
Will Sweden Win The Eurovision Song Contest in 2025?
The first win was back in 1974, with the world-famous song Waterloo, performed by the always pleasant ABBA.
Fast forward to 2023, and the song Tattoo took the title, performed by Lorren. Of course, the topic is the Eurovision Song Contest, and the sub-topic is times that Sweden has won the award.
Historically, Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times and has won the event six times. Eurovision is fast approaching, and Swedish fans are curious if they could bring home their seventh win this year. It looks likely, thanks to the public vote and a song that is already making a buzz.
In 2025, Sweden was one of the last countries to put forward their act, choosing the musical comedy group KAG from Ostrobothnia to represent them. Will their nominated song, Bara Bada Bastu, win?
Paddy Power’s betting odds of 2.8 have the chances of Sweden winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 at 35.71 %::: Discover the latest Paddy Power predictions HERE.
Who is KAJ?
The group comprises Kevin Holmstrom, Axel Ahman, and Jakob Norrgard, who, much like ABBA, used the first letters of their names to create the unique band name.
They are part of the Finnish-Swedish cultural overlap, performing most of their songs in Swedish, using a Vora dialect. They began their singing career in 2009. They have covered a wide range of genres, from rap to opera to pop, and have always aimed to include comedy, which has helped them become immensely popular online via YouTube and Instagram.
Have KAJ Won Awards?
Yes, they have.
In 2013, they received the Leif Sjostrom Prize, which was awarded by Harry Schaumans Stiftelse. Also, in 2023, their song “Heimani I Skick” won the Best Amateur Production in Film/Video/TV award at the Finnish-Swedish Nojesgalan.
Chart Careers
Many fans of Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest will be happy to know that KAJ’s chosen song for the event, ‘Bara Bada Bastu’ reached number one in the Swedish radio chart Svensktoppen, which was the band’s first time topping the chart, on March 16, 2025.
This kind of publicity rarely happens for bands before Eurovision, so it sets them as popular choices in the running for winning the contest.
Will Finland Win?
If you have been on betting websites relating to Eurovision, you will have likely seen that Finland is predicted to be the winner of Eurovision. Their song ‘Ich Komme’ was written by Christel Roosberg and Jori Roosberg and performed by Erika Vikman. It has proved to be very popular globally. However, other betting sites and bookies have KAJ down as the frontrunner due to their online popularity and the shooting up of their entrance song to the charts in the last week.
Where Can You Watch The Eurovision Song Contest 2025?
If you are in the UK, you can watch Eurovision on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. If you want to watch Eurovision in Australia, you can do so with SBS and SBS On Demand. For American fans of the singing contest, it is available on BBC iPlayer, though you may need to check if you will need a VPN.
If you want to attend the contest in person, you should note that the first wave of tickets that went on sale on January 29, 2025, sold out. Keep your eyes on the official Eurovision site for more information about when the next set of tickets to attend the event in person will be released.
