February 7 – The four Nordic countries bidding to host the 2025 UEFA women’s championship have had their joint bid reinforced, again, by unequivocal support from their governments.
The Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden football associations have structured a bid for the Women’s EURO 2025 in the Nordics that they say would be “the biggest UEFA Women’s EURO edition of the tournament” to date. All four national governments have provided statements of support for the bid to UEFA.
They say the tournament would generate more than 800,000 tickets available for sale. The four capital cities of Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, and Helsinki would all host, with one additional city from each of the four countries: Odense (Denmark), Gothenburg (Sweden), Trondheim (Norway), and Tampere (Finland).
The final would be at the 50,000-capacity Friends Arena in Stockholm – the largest stadium in the Nordic region.
The four Nordic countries have a vision to make the Nordics the most sustainable and integrated region in the world, and see the hosting of the 2025 Euros as a reinforcement of that vision.
The plans for the UEFA Women’s EURO in 2025 are seen by the nations as a representation of this vision and cooperation. In statements provided to UEFA, the governments of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, expressed their full support of the bid and of the four football associations.
The Danish government stated that the Women’s EURO 2025 is classified as a matter of general major interest and of international importance; the Finns said they look forward to welcoming a worldwide audience to Finland for a first-class international sporting event; the Norwegian government underlined their long-standing tradition in co-operating and building better societies together with their Nordic neighbours; while the Swedish government emphasised its belief that the Nordic values and co-operation will guarantee the success of the tournament.
The Nordic bid is up against bids from France, Poland and Switzerland, none of whom have previously hosted a Women’s Euros.
UEFA’s executive committee will announce the hosts for 2025 on April 3.
Contact the writer of this story at moc.l1736360689labto1736360689ofdlr1736360689owedi1736360689sni@n1736360689osloh1736360689cin.l1736360689uap1736360689