Helsinki Cup 2020 slated for summer

The annual Helsinki Cup will be held in this summer as the City of Helsinki, together with numerous experts expressed support to organising the tournament, said the City of Helsinki in a press release.

The government earlier had announced that organising sports events and leisure activities would be allowed under special arrangements from 1 June.

The junior series and the highest divisions of the Football Association of Finland will start. Based on this policy and discussions held with the City of Helsinki and the health authorities, the board of Helsinki Cup has decided that the Helsinki Cup 2020 will be held in the summer.

“We all thought that we want to return to the normal with caution and organising the Helsinki Cup is a strong indication of that. We will naturally consider the health of the participants in everything we do and we have made various special arrangements that support the safety of everyone to ensure no one is at risk when participating,” said Helsinki Cup CEO Kirsi Kavanne.

The Exceptions include not admitting international teams to the tournament this year at all. This is due to the travel restrictions and the current exceptional circumstances. The number of teams from outside of the Uusimaa region has also been substantially reduced.

The opening ceremony and the traditional tournament disco will not be held, the time allowed for teams to enter and leave the field between matches has been increased and the number of spectators has been limited.

However, people are offered the possibility to watch the matches as live streams on their own devices.