Table 1.
Time schedule of major COVID-19-related events in society and sports affecting Sweden.
| Month, 2020 | Date and event |
|---|---|
| January | January 31st—first confirmed case reported in Sweden |
| February | February 26th—second confirmed case reported in Sweden |
| March | March 9th—Italian male soccer league canceled March 10th—restriction of public gatherings to a maximum of 500 people in Sweden March 11th—first confirmed COVID-19 death in Sweden March 12th—historic baisse in the Stockholm stock market (−11%) March 13th—French male soccer league suspended March 14th—Swedish government advice not to travel to other countries March 15th—decision to suspend remaining ice hockey season in Sweden March 16th—advice to work at home, advice for elderly 70+ to stay at home in Sweden March 17th—advice to all high schools and universities in Sweden to conduct their studies online March 17th—decision to postpone Euro soccer 2020 for men March 19th—decision to postpone Swedish top-two leagues of male and female soccer March 20th—Volvo cars stop all production in Sweden March 20th—new crisis intervention from government to businesses in Sweden and a support intervention for sports and culture in Sweden March 24th—decision to postpone the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo March 27th—public gatherings of more than 50 people prohibited in Sweden March 30th—Swedish business newspaper Dagens Industri reports that the only soccer leagues still playing are Belarus, Nicaragua, Burundi, Turkmenistan, and Myanmar. |
| April | April 1st—international media report unexpected attention to low-tier Swedish soccer leagues due to lockdown of more established sports in Sweden April 7th—top number (through September, 2020) of COVID-19 deaths in Sweden |
| May | May 6th—announcement that male Bundesliga starts on May 16th May 9th—Korean soccer league started May 16th—start of German Bundesliga May 29th—decision that the highest league in male soccer in Sweden can start June 14th, other soccer leagues later May 29th—decision that La Liga Spain will start on June 11th |
| June | June 11th—start of Spanish La Liga June 14th—first game in Swedish top league in male soccer June 17th—first game in Premier league |