Even before Eurovision 2025 takes the spotlight, several countries have already made their intentions known for Eurovision 2026. Early confirmations signal strong commitment—here’s a roundup of those leading the charge!
The Netherlands becomes the lead frontrunner: AVROTROS officially confirmed their participation in 2026, with the submission window opening on August 1, 2025—the earliest of any broadcaster so far eurovisionfun.com+5reddit.com+5reddit.com+5eurovoix.com+7esctoday.com+7reddit.com+7.
Germany follows suit: SWR (on behalf of ARD) confirmed that Germany will return to the 2026 contest es.wikipedia.org+3fr.wikipedia.org+3en.wikipedia.org+3.
Austria also commits early, announcing that they will participate via an internal selection process for 2026 custom-scorewiz-universe.fandom.com+15reddit.com+15reddit.com+15.
Denmark pins down plans: DR has set its national final, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, for February 14, 2026, to choose its representative eurovoix.com+15es.wikipedia.org+15reddit.com+15.
Finland follows a familiar path, confirming its UMK final will be on February 28, 2026 reddit.com+1eurovisionfun.com+1.
Greece signals a potential enhancement: ERT is reportedly planning to expand its national selection, Ethnikós Telikós, possibly adding semifinals to the mix es.wikipedia.org+1eurovisionfun.com+1.
Malta has confirmed its return and announced a songwriting camp to prep their 2026 entry en.wikipedia.org.
The United Kingdom (BBC) has confirmed participation in 2026 reddit.com+9en.wikipedia.org+9fr.wikipedia.org+9.
Serbia is on board too: RTS will host Pesma za Evroviziju ’26, continuing its national final tradition en.wikipedia.org+15en.wikipedia.org+15reddit.com+15.
Switzerland’s SRG SSR has confirmed participation, joining the early wave esctoday.com+5fr.wikipedia.org+5ebu.ch+5.
Spain, France, and Italy—members of the “Big 5″—are naturally prequalified and have signaled or implied their 2026 intent esctoday.com+3fr.wikipedia.org+3esctoday.com+3.
Andorra remains a possibility: discussions between Catalonia’s TV3 and Andorran RTVA hint at a comeback, though it’s not yet official .
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