Initial biddings

Geneva

Basel

St. Gallen

Zürich

Cities that expressed interest in hosting

After Switzerland's win in the 2024 contest, the local authorities of Geneva expressed interest in hosting the 2025 edition at Palexpo and submitted a formal application.^[3][4] On the same day, the president of the Basel-Stadt government Conradin Cramer also expressed interest in Basel hosting the 2025 event.^[5] On 12 May, Olma Hall in St. Gallen was proposed as a potential venue.^[6][7] On 13 May 2024, 1956 host city Lugano ruled out a bid to host the 2025 edition, while the president of Bern's cantonal government Phillipp Müller expressed his reluctance to hosting the competition in the de facto Swiss capital, citing "a rise in antisemitism" in the contest.^[8][9] Meanwhile, the council of Zürich was reported to have held a "high priority" meeting to discuss a bid.^[10][11] On 14 May 2024, 1989 host city Lausanne ruled out bids to host the 2025 edition, citing a lack of infrastructure.^[12] On 15 May 2024, Biel/Bienne, Nemo's hometown, declared its interest to be associated and co-host the event.^[13] On 17 May 2024, the local government of Fribourg stated that they were examining a potential bid to host the contest.^[14]

SRF communicated that the selected bid, and therefore the host city, would be announced in September.^[15]

EBU members

•  Albania – In early May 2024, Andri Xhahu, Eurovision commentator and spokesperson for Albanian broadcaster RTSH, revealed that preparations had started for the next edition of Festivali i Këngës, the national song competition traditionally used to select the Albanian entry for the contest.^[31]
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina – In its broadcasting program for 2024, Bosnian broadcaster BHRT outlined its plans for the year, including a statement that "it is high time to consider the possibility of returning [...] to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025". The broadcaster is still currently under EBU sanctions due to debts.^[32] Bosnia and Herzegovina last took part in 2016.
•  Czechia – On 17 May 2024, the Czech Assistant Head of Press revealed that a decision on the Czech participation in 2025 was made on 10 May, and that it would be ratified and announced after August.^[33][34] Czechia failed to qualify on 9 May from the second semi-final in 2024.
•  Finland – On 13 May 2024, Finnish broadcaster Yle announced when the submission window for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025 would open.^[35] This annual music contest was originally started in 2012 as a national final for selecting Finland's Eurovision entry.
•  Ireland – In January 2024, Michael Kealy, the head of the Irish delegation in the contest, expressed his hopes that in 2025 RTÉ would be able to produce a national final format independent from The Late Late Show, plans for which were halted in 2023 following a financial scandal.^[36]
•  Latvia – On 15 February 2024, a petition was created on ManaBalss.lv for Latvia to withdraw from the contest, citing high costs and that participants tend to behave "promiscuously"; it suggests that the money should be allocated to underfunded national sports teams. The petition received 10,000 votes, which is the required amount for it to be reviewed by the Saeima.^[37]
•  Lithuania – In April 2024, Audrius Giržadas [lt], the head of the Lithuanian delegation, commented that the superfinal round, introduced in the 2024 national final, was "fully successful" and would continue to be used.^[38] He and the head of the telecommunications company also promised to work so that the final results in future editions would be counted faster and more smoothly.^[39] Lithuania has used a national final to select all of its Eurovision entries with the exception of its debut entry in 1994.
•  Montenegro – On 5 January 2024, Montenegrin broadcaster RTCG published a report from a public debate held on 4 December 2023 concerning its production plans for 2024. In the report, the broadcaster states that it "plans on organising a music festival to promote Montenegrin artists and authors, and which would (depending on the budget) be used as a way to select the representative for Eurovision 2025".^[40][41] Montenegro last took part in 2022.
•  Slovenia – On 9 March 2024, Mario Galunič [sl], editor at RTVSLO, drafted a document, with one of the points being a plan to return to selecting Slovene entries for Eurovision through the national final EMA [es; sl] from 2025 until 2028.^[42][43] In 2023 and 2024, the broadcaster selected its entries internally, despite originally intending to organise a national final in both years.
•  Turkey – On 20 May 2024, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned the contest and Turkey's continuing absence from the event during one of his speeches, commenting that "it was the right decision to leave" and claimed that the contest was "a deliberate attempt to remove gender determination".^[44][45] Turkey last took part in 2012.

Non-EBU members

•  Kosovo – On 29 October 2023, in the wake of the first edition of Festivali i Këngës në RTK, the intended Kosovan national selection event for Eurovision, the CEO of Kosovan broadcaster RTK, Besnik Boletini, reaffirmed the country's continued efforts in order to be included in the contest as early as 2025.^[46] In May 2024, RTK announced that it would submit an application in June 2024 to compete in Eurovision in 2025.^[47]

Confirmed non-participation

•  Slovakia – On 8 April 2024, the head of marketing communication at Slovak broadcaster RTVS, Zuzana Vicelová, stated that the country would not return in 2025 due to budget cuts.^[48] Slovakia last took part in 2012.