Today, the government and the Swedish Public Health Agency confirmed that the announced changes from 1 July will really take effect then.

From 1 July, the following applies:

Attendance ceilings for public gatherings and public events
Indoor events: up to 50 participants.
Indoor arrangement with designated seating: max 300 participants.
Outdoor events: max 600 participants.
Outdoor events with designated seating: max 3000 participants.

If you have the opportunity to divide the room / area / space into sections that are large enough in order for the participants to be able to keep an infectious distance within these applies above mentioned participant ceilings instead each section.
Each section needs to have separate entrances and exits as well as access to own service facilities - for example toilets and places to eat.

The maximum size for a party is increased from four to eight people. Company shall sit down and be able to keep your distance, both outdoors and indoors.

Rules that apply restaurant opening hours removed.

The permitted participation ceiling in premises, spaces and areas that are rented out to private gatherings raised to 50 persons.

For outdoor demonstrations is now allowed up to 1800 participants.

For exercise races and similar outdoor sports competitions adjustments are made that involve the participant ceiling only applies in the start and finish area. The provision also applies to sports competitions with track stretches that are carried out on roads, on or in water or in forests and on land. At the same time, the participation ceiling is raised 900 athletes.

Music center opens the fourth survey during the pandemic year for the country's musicians and artists.

Hopefully this will be the last survey where we collect information to show exactly how hard the music life and the musicians have been affected by the pandemic. So even if you are tired of filling out forms of this type - do it this time too!

The previous surveys have served as accurate instruments for presenting the musicians' situation and they have received good attention in both the media and among decision-makers. Therefore, there is good hope that this summary survey will also have an impact.

The questionnaire is sent out widely throughout the country together with a press release that you can read in full here. The questionnaire is open to all musicians, so feel free to spread it! The more people who answer, the more weight in our arguments. Reply by 20 August.

Fill in the questionnaire here! Thank you!

On Friday, Minister of Culture Amanda Lind presented how the crisis support package for culture of 1,5 billion will be distributed.

The Arts Council will distribute SEK 200 million to cultural practitioners, including musicians and composers.
The Swedish Arts Council will distribute SEK 881 million and, among other things, there are SEK 10 million earmarked here for the center formations in order to strengthen the labor market for cultural creators.

Of course, the music center is ready to take in from the toes!

Read more about the entire distribution on the government's website.