The blunder happened on BBC North West Tonight. Svenska Yle asked the BBC for comment.
The BBC thought they were interviewing Finland’s Eurovision Song Contestant Käärijää, but it turned out to be his fan.
The blunder occurred on BBC North West Tonight, where the journalist thought he had succeeded and would get to interview Kääriji himself. The fan, wearing a green bolero, had time to thank everyone for being so friendly.
This was first reported in Finland by Svenska Yle, to whom the BBC admitted its mistake.
– This is the reason for the Eurovision craze. We hope that the real Käärijä will come to the North West Tonight broadcast so that we can apologize and wish good luck in the final, the BBC replied to Svenska Yle.