Faroese broadcaster Kringvarp Føroya will not broadcast this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will not be broadcast by Faroese Broadcaster KvF, as neither Semi-Finals or Grand Final broadcasts appear on their programming schedule. The broadcaster aired the contest live to viewers in the Faroe Islands at last year’s contest in Basel, and previously in between 1983 and 2002, and in 2011, 2014, and 2023. At the time, Kringvarp Føroya reached an agreement with the Danish broadcaster DR to air the contest.
Until Kringvarp Føroya joins the European Broadcasting Union, Faroese citizens wishing to take to the Eurovision stage can only compete on behalf of Denmark. Two Faroese artists have performed on the Eurovision stage in recent years – Reiley in 2023, and Sissal in 2025.
The Faroe Islands broadcaster KvF has hopes of competing in the Eurovision Song Contest. KVF reported in 2024 that at least five years’ worth of support will be required to gain membership of the organisation.
EBU membership fees will be significant for the broadcaster, with an estimated one-off payment of 1.5 Million Kr (201,000 Euro), with an additional 500,000 Kr (67,000 Euro) membership fee each year. Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest would cost a significant amount, including participation fees, costs of staying in the host city, and the cost of staging its performance.
Source: KvF