"Like a family member coming home again"

He has been repeatedly mentioned in the audience question during the corona pandemic.

But Thursday's government announcement on how Sweden should be opened up, and how the restrictions should be gradually eased, gives Mats Enquist and Swedish Elite Football hope for the summer.

- It feels hopeful, and gratifying that we are taking steps forward.

Above all, it is nice to be able to start with a clear agenda and that you have set dates for these steps, says Mats Enquist.

"Very promising"

On July 3, the Allsvenskan kicks off again after the European Championship break, and then the plan is for the Swedish arenas to be able to receive 3,000 seated spectators, depending on the infection situation.

- I think it is very promising.

For the superettan clubs and the smallest all-Swedish clubs, it is a welcome financial step.

For the total in football, you have to go up to crowded stands to give a good financial surplus, he says.

But the most important thing according to Mats Enquist is that the audience can come back.

- We ourselves would have wanted a percentage of the audience admitted instead of a maximum number, but to put it a little bluntly: Shitty.

Now we are watching a return where our supporters can come back to the arenas and it all beats out.

It's like a family member coming home again, says Mats Enquist.