The Finnish Sports Confederation has recognized Finland’s eSports Federation SEUL according to the International eSport federation.
The federation touted the recognition as a sign that “the movement to recognize eSports as an official sport is gaining greater momentum worldwide.”
SEUL was also accepted last month to the Finnish Olympic Committee.
“Association membership in the Finnish Olympic Committee signals strong confidence in the Finnish Esports Federation and eSports in Finland,” SEUL Vice President Joonas Kapiainen said in a press statement. “It’s an important acknowledgment which brings us closer to the whole sports community and creates new possibilities for co-operation between eSports and traditional sports. As an associate member of the Finnish Olympic Committee, we have an increasingly important responsibility to represent eSports as a hobby and top-level sports in Finland.”
