In the decision made by the Defence Forces it’s stated that esports professionals and the
athletes aiming at the top can apply for special training to the Sports School normally during
the application process. There is no particular, sport-specific training- or coaching system for
esports, the players will be treated like all other athletes in the application process and
throughout their military service.
“Starting our collaboration with the Defence Forces is a positive step for the federation
towards a developing and more professional sports activity. By serving in the Sports School
the esports professionals get enough time to practise and compete during their military
service. In the future the young, promising talents’ training and coaching will be done during
their service and it’s especially great that every athlete will get their own customized plan for
their service”, says the President of the Finnish esports federation Joonas Kapiainen.
The selection process for the Sports School will be done in close collaboration with the
Finnish esports federation. The federation’s task in the process is the same as other
federations’, to evaluate the Sports School’s applicants according to their prediction of
success and to rank the athletes. The evaluation done by the federation is a part of the
overall evaluation done by the Sports School.
