A maximum of eight people at public gatherings - that was the message during Monday's press conference.

The notice is valid for four weeks and may be extended over Christmas and New Year.

In addition, the so-called troubadour exception is abolished - the exception for events held at restaurants.

- It is a very clear and sharp signal to every person in our country about what applies in the future.

Do not go to the gym, do not go to the library, do not have dinner at home.

Cancel!

says Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.

"Very tough"

Joppe Pilhgren is the operations manager at Svensk live, a non-profit organization that brings together members from festivals, clubs, arenas and amusement parks, all of which are affected by the new audience limit of eight people.

- A lot has already been canceled, even what they had hoped to do as a little less stuff before Christmas.

So it's very tough for our members.

I hope that they continue to compensate us so that it is at least possible to overwinter, says Joppe Pihlgren.

Swedish cinema is open

Peter Fornstam, CEO of Svenska bio, which has 37 cinemas in 33 Swedish locations, says that the culture and cinemas have been "thrown under the bus" to show the dangers of the corona pandemic.

- It is clear that this means an impossibility to get the business going.

So the performances, are they canceled?

- No, we will not cancel any performances, we will continue to be open with the new restrictions.

We have a responsibility to the filmmakers who have released films and to our employees who serve with us - and to our audience.

It is not in cinemas that the spread of infection has taken place.

"Puts my trust in the vaccine"

The choir leader, artist and artist Caroline af Ugglas is one of all the artists who have not been short of gigs this year.



- I am already so cracked that I can hardly be more cracked, says Caroline af Ugglas to TT and continues:

- But I'm a positive person.

I go all the time and think "soon so!", But all these withdrawals make you understand that things take longer.

I put my trust in the vaccine.