“No hiding” and one two three: how Swedes commented on KAJ’s victory and Finland clichés

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The Kaj band performs on stage. The staging shows the sauna.
Kaj, a Finnish -Swedish -Swedish player, plays with Swedish and Finnish stereotypes.

Must not be covered – Får ej Övertäckas

– The song is a break from everything serious that prevails in the world. This is what is needed.

Finland and Sweden together

Selma was surprised by Kaj’s victory, while Klara could expect the band to be successful. Both do not think it is of great importance that the band happens to come from Finland.

– They sing in Swedish but are Finnish. Finnish -Swedes are actually a mixture of Finnishness and Swedish.

– They live in Finland in Ostrobothnia but speak Swedish, only with a slightly different accent. Sweden and Finland are here together.