Organisers of the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair have announced the event will be pushed back from its scheduled date in February due to coronavirus for a second consecutive year.
The design show, which is the largest of its kind in northern Europe and attracts exhibitors from across the world, was scheduled to take place from 8 to 12 February 2022 but has been rescheduled for 6 to 9 September 2022.
The date move is temporary and will not affect the furniture fair's sister event, Stockholm Design Week, which is set to run as normal from 7 to 13 February.
Move necessary given "current situation in the world"
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair and Stockholm Design Week project area manager Hanna Nova Beatrice said the postponement was necessary given the current state of the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen rapidly rising case rates and corresponding protective measures in many countries. "We are an international fair with exhibitors and visitors travelling here from all over the world, including our neighbouring Scandinavian countries," said Beatrice.
"We have great interest and engagement for the 2022 edition of the fair, but we need to move it forward due to the current situation in the world."

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