As recently as Tuesday, Stefan Olsson, general secretary of the athletics association, said that an answer would possibly come on Wednesday. At that time, it was likely that Finnkampen would be suspended, due to the restrictions that Finland has on Swedes traveling into the country.
The message that the Swedish Athletics Association has received is that it is still working on implementing the international match 5-6 September, it is written in a press release. Over the next few days, the Finnish government will investigate how several major events affected by border restrictions can be carried out safely.
The Finnish Athletics Federation announces that a decision is expected early next week.
- We naturally see it very positively that the dream of Finnkampen 2020 is still alive. This also shows the status of Finnkampen as an event in both countries ", says the athletics association's chairman Johan Storåkers in a press release.