On Thursday, the Swedish e-sports association received a message from the Ministry of Justice about a proposal that is now out for consultation.
It is about international e-sportsmen coming to Sweden being treated in the same way as traditional athletes when it comes to visas.
The chairman of the Swedish e-sports association, Sammi Kaidi, thinks it is a step in the right direction.
- It is positive that politics is committed to e-sports, he says to SVT.
We are often in a kind of vacuum between sports and culture, which makes it difficult for us.
Earlier this year, the Swedish entry rules meant that a major competition in DOTA, which was to take place in Sweden in July, was instead moved to Romania and the government received a lot of criticism from e-sports circles.
Meeting with the Minister
Just over a week ago, Minister of Culture Amanda Lind called a meeting with both Swedish and international e-sports organizations, and now the government has produced a new ordinance that makes it easier for foreign e-sportsmen to come here and compete.
This increases the hope of being able to save another international competition that is planned in Stockholm this autumn.
This is a tournament in CS: GO, Counterstrike, which was also in the risk zone for being canceled due to the Swedish entry rules.
The organizer has not yet given any information on the matter.
The Government's proposal is out for consultation until 6 August and is proposed to enter into force on 23 August.
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Several Jönköping residents behind the name collection are disappointed after Sweden said no to the e-sports tournament.
Photo: Valve press photos