Press release -
Eurovision in your neighbourhood
When Stockholm hosts the Eurovision Song Contest it will be evident throughout the city. Behind the vignette ”Eurovision - in your neighbourhood” the City of Stockholm will arrange activities at different locations in the greater Stockholm area. The events include "Swedish Fika", "Eurovision-swim" and Samba soccer. The events will take place between May 8th to 14th.
- Eurovision Song Contest is an event characterized by openness, acceptance and equality. We will be celebrating this throughout Stockholm and in its suburbs. In addition to the competition at the Globe, the festivities in Eurovision Village in Kungsträdgården and on Skeppsbron we will be organizing activities in Högdalen/Rågsved, Skärholmen, Husby/Kista, Vällingby och Farsta, says Karin Wanngård (s), Mayor of Stockholm.
The event will kick-off with "New Swedish Fika" on Sunday 8th of May 15-17. The city will offer pastries from selected parts of the world in the following locations:
The festivities end on Saturday, May 14th with a "Eurovision-swim" with DJ:s in Skärholmen, Vällingby and Farsta swimming pools and Samba soccer at selected locations in cooperation with local football clubs.
Information about local programs about the above places can be downloaded at: www.stockholm.se/eurovision from April 29.
The events are organized by the City of Stockholm in the context of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016.
For further information, please contact
Tomas Andersson, Head of Communication Cultural administration, coordination of media requests in the suburbs, tel: +46 (0)8 508 31 987
Ann-Charlotte Jönsson, Head of Press Eurovision Song Contest, +46 (0)8 508 28 550, esc_press@stockholm.se
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