EPISODE · May 6, 2025 · 25 MIN
Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Jessica Havulehto, Vörå’s KAJ Coordinator
from ESC Insight: Eurovision Song Contest Podcast · host Ben Robertson
KAJ have put the small district of Vörå with 5,000 residents on the map. How does a small Ostrobothnian town play in the lead-up to Eurovision 2025, their biggest cultural event...maybe ever? Ben Robertson speaks with Jessica Havulehto, newly appointed "KAJ Coordinator" in Vörå, about building a cultural bridge from Europe’s biggest stage to this rural local community. The post Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Jessica Havulehto, Vörå’s KAJ Coordinator appeared first on ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast.
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As Eurovision 2025 draws closer, what does it mean for a small Nordic district to welcome Europe’s biggest cultural event in their own unique way? In this episode of Chat Over Coffee, ESC Insight’s Ben Robertson sits down with Jessica Havulehto, the so-called KAJ Coordinator and local organiser in Vörå, the home district of Sweden's representatives KAJ. Jessica talks about the role of Finland’s Swedish-speaking organisations and the efforts in making Eurovision this year relevant to local communities, the logistics of programming satellite events in Vörå, and how the cultural legacy of comedy trio KAJ has engaged audiences in Ostrobothnia for over a decade. They also explore how the Contest is being embraced far beyond Basel, and the plans of Vörå to get everybody to watch the Eurovision final together. Ben Robertson and the ESC Insight team bring you the latest news from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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