Oxyvision Song Contest 01

Oxyvision Song Contest 01 was the 1st edition of the Oxyvision Song Contest, a continuation of the now cancelled Evovision Song Contest. It will take place in Tampere, Finland, on behalf of North Korea, the winner of the 8th Edition of the Evovision Song Contest with the song "Glitch" by Kwon Eun-bi.

The contest is organised by the Evovision Broadcasting Union (EVOBU) and host broadcaster Yleisradio Oy (Yle) and will consist of two semi-finals and a final planned for July or September 2023.

Location
After North Korea won the eighth edition of the Evovision Song Contest, it was announced that they could not host the competition on home soil. France and Finland both expressed interest in hosting the contest. On 2 April 2023, it was announced that Finland would host the contest in Tampere.

Finland


Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, across from Estonia. Finland covers an area of 338,455 square kilometres with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish and Swedish are the official languages, Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes.

Tampere


Tampere is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population of 341,696; and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, has a population of 393,941 in an area of 4,970 km². Tampere is the second-largest urban area and third most-populous individual municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, and the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area. Today, Tampere is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs in the whole inland region.

Nokia Arena


Nokia Arena (originally Tampere Deck Arena) is an indoor arena in Tampere, Finland. It hosts ice hockey games, including the 2022 Men's World Championship, and large cultural events. It is also the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga. Its construction was approved by the City Council of Tampere on 19 May 2010. The arena was officially opened on 3 December 2021. It contains a capacity of 15,000 spectators.

Visual design
The theme art and slogan for the contest was designed by oxyo_rbx, in coordination with Yle. On 13 April, 2023, the theme art and slogan was revealed. Unleash Uniqueness was announced as the slogan for the edition of Evovision. The theme art followed a teal and sky-blue color scheme. The logo was a glowing white triangle, rotated slightly to the right, with a smaller triangle inside of it.

Presenters
The presenters are yet to be announced.

Stage design
The stage has yet to be announced.

Opening and interval acts
The interval acts have yet to be announced.