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The bookies are on fire and Finland gets away with it

May 14, 2023

The results of the Eurovision Song Contest will be announced tonight, but bookmakers are on fire today as people compete to predict the results.

As of this writing, Sweden are considered the most likely to win with a 51% chance of victory, followed closely by Finland with 22%, then Ukraine with 7%. Of course, the bookmakers were wrong, but nevertheless these nations seem likely.

We can say that there is now a national holiday in Finland, where there is a huge excitement before the evening and the people there have everything in place.

Finnish Leena Malkki summed up on Twitter how government institutions, local authorities, businesses and even churches – to take examples. Helped to show their contribution, Cha Cha Cha performed by Jere Pöyhönen, better known as Käärijä, support.

2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, changing the lyrics to say that they still strongly hold Sweden’s NATO membership, no matter who wins.

— Leena Malkki (@LeenaMalkki) May 12, 2023

4. One of MANY statues dressed in green across Finland.

— Leena Malkki (@LeenaMalkki) May 12, 2023

13. And the number of kids and cute dogs dressed in green – everyone lost count a few days ago!

— Leena Malkki (@LeenaMalkki) May 12, 2023

22. Finnair (Finnish airline) posted this on Facebook. This #käärija the plane can be found from their seat. pic.twitter.com/f0EX09tcRM

— Leena Malkki (@LeenaMalkki) May 12, 2023

27. #käärija has its own emoji. And the emoji have become national news.

— Leena Malkki (@LeenaMalkki) May 12, 2023

29. Angry Birds YouTube channel (Angry Birds is developed by a Finnish company) pic.twitter.com/eApfCWbWyu

— Leena Malkki (@LeenaMalkki) May 12, 2023

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