Yle is again required to work as a boycott of Eurovision.
The European Broadcasting Association (EBU: A) is required to exclude Israel out of the Eurovision Song Contest. Aop
More than a hundred Finnish artists have signed a petition demanding a boycott of Eurovision. The petition was published on Monday the Palestinian Sumud Association, which defends human rights on the website.
The petition requires that my European Broadcasting Radio Union (EBU) should remove Israel out of the Eurovision Song Contest. Israel recently chose as its Eurovision Song Contest Yuval Raphael;
– It is contrary to our values to allow the state, who guilty of genocide and occupation policy, to use a prominent cultural event to improve its image under the guise of music. By participating alongside Israel, other countries indirectly support its actions, the petition says.
In addition, the petition requires that this year’s UMK winner should not be sent to the Eurovision Song Contest if EBU allows Israel to participate in the song competition.
– In 2022, Yle was in favor of excluding Russian Eurovision Song Contest, and we are still expecting a similar responsibility from YLE. Failure to act would be a sign of double standards. By calling for EBU and boycotting competition, YLE would follow its own strategy, where it emphasizes responsibility, the petition says.
– In 2024, the responsibility for the participation decision was left to the UMK winner. We do not want this to be repeated in 2025. We demand that Yle take responsibility in this matter, adding in the petition, referring to last year’s UMK winner To Windows95man.
YLE is required to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest. Outi Järvinen
There are known Finns among the signatories, such as Eero Ritala, Eija Ahvo and Minna Haapkylä. The first reported about the matter Helsingin Sanomat.
Last year, Helsingin Sanomat reported that music players made a similar petition to Yle. Before that petition, EBU had announced that it decided to let Israel participate in the competition. EBU justified its decision by the fact that Eurovision is a competition for public broadcasting companies, not by governments.