If betting companies and experts are to be believed, Linda Lampenius is tipped to win alongside Pete Parkkonen with their fiery duet "Liekinheitin" tonight.
Finland is far ahead in the odds, but bookmakers say Australia, Greece and Israel could still make a splash. Last year, when KAJ were the favourites, they were snubbed by Austria's JJ and instead ended up fourth overall.
"We don't know at all how the viewers and the jury will vote when it comes down to it. Anything can happen," Linda Lampenius told TT in an interview earlier this week.
Lives in Sweden
The question is whether Swedes can still feel satisfied with a win for Lampenius. She was born in Helsinki but has lived in Sweden since 2002; she is married to a Swede and Swedish is her native language - she is Finnish-Swedish, just like the guys in KAJ.
It looks like things could be worse for Felicia, who has now landed in fifteenth place with the betting companies. "My system" outclassed all other entries in the Swedish Melodifestivalen and Felicia herself has declared that she is a winner.
"I'm here to do my best and make sure I come first. I want to win over everyone," she said.
She has been suffering from vocal problems in recent days, which could explain why she has dropped from twelfth place on the charts, speculators in Vienna say. Marcus & Martinus were also tipped outside the top ten during Eurovision in Malmö 2024, but ultimately landed ninth in the final.
Australia climbs
Previously, Greece was second behind Finland in the odds, but has now slipped to third place behind Australia. For Greece, Akylas is competing with "Ferto". The song is humorous; "ferto" means roughly "come here with it" in Swedish.
Australia's Delta Goodrem is a superstar in her home country and has had a role in the TV soap opera "Neighbors." The song "Eclipse" was written by Swede Jonas Myrin, among others, and the number requires both a gold-glittered grand piano and a dress.
Fourth place on the lists is taken by Israel, whose participation in the competition has led several countries, including Ireland and Spain, to boycott Eurovision this year in protest.
Romania's "Choke Me" is tipped to be fifth, despite many raising eyebrows as the song's message seems to advocate strangulation - something singer Alexandra Căpitănescu has denied.
1. Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund - "Before we go home"
2. Germany: Sarah Engels - "Fire"
3. Israel: Noam Bettan - "Michelle"
4. Belgium: Essyla - "Dancing on the ice"
5. Albania: Alis - "Nân"
6. Greece: Akylas - "Ferto"
7. Ukraine: Leléka - "Ridnym"
8. Australia: Delta Goodrem - "Eclipse"
9. Serbia: Lavina - "Kraj mene"
10. Malta: Aidan - "Bella"
11. Czech Republic: Daniel Zizka - "Crossroads"
12. Bulgaria: Dara - "Bangaranga"
13. Croatia: Lelek - "Andromeda"
14. UK: Look Mum No Computer - "Eins, zwei, drei"
15. France: Monroe - "Regarde!"
16. Moldova: Satoshi - "Viva, Moldova!"
17. Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen - "Liekinheitin"
18. Poland: Alicja - "Pray"
19. Lithuania: Lion Ceccah - "Sólo quiero más"
20. Sweden: Felicia - "My system"
21. Cyprus: Antigoni - "Jalla"
22. Italy: Sal Da Vinci - "Per semper sì"
23. Norway: Jonas Lovv - "Ya ya ya"
24. Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu - "Choke Me"
25. Austria: Cosmo - "Tanzschein"
