Change in the National Sports Confederation next year: "I would like to..."

Every year, sports receive just over two billion kroner in support from the state, and in connection with that, the government can choose to earmark parts of the amount for specific projects.

The current chairman, Björn Eriksson, who is leaving in May after twelve years in the post, thinks that the government's governance is justified.

- They have the right to make demands on us if they give us a lot of money, says Björn Eriksson to SVT Sport.

Karin Mattsson, chairman between 2005 and 2015, is of a different opinion.

During her years as chairman, she placed great emphasis on the sport itself controlling the money.

- It is important to both argue, but sometimes also educate politicians.

It is also important to create trust that we really also have the ability to use the money as well as possible and be careful about tax funds, says Mattsson about the work against earmarking.

More money earmarked today

Mattsson feels that more money is earmarked today than when she left in 2015.

- From my perspective, I would like the RF to offer a little more resistance and stand up a little more for sports and the sports movement's ability to handle money in a good way.

Björn Eriksson:

- I think that in a way it can be right.

After all, we get more money now.

And I think that's reasonable.

We must not push it to the point where we say "take the money and shut up", because that will not work.

The person who gives money reasonably has certain wishes.

But off with the paws when it comes to how we solve the work task.

Great opportunity to influence

Since October, Jakob Forssmed has been the minister responsible for sports.

He wants the sports movement to be free and independent and thinks that sports have a great deal of freedom to decide over the two million years.

- The very largest funds that sport receives, they are general, not earmarked, which you can distribute yourself.

But when you see special needs, I think it is also important that you work together to reach new goals, and new groups, so that it is not only a support for those who already do sports, but that there are also more people who get the chance to sports, he says.

At the National Sports Meeting at the end of May next year, a new chairman will be voted for.

Both Eriksson and Mattsson believe that the role is important for Swedish sports and that as chairman there is a great opportunity to influence.

- You can do a lot.

Under the condition that the movement holds together, says Eriksson.