it arrived today, so i decided to go have a look. we first went to the street about a minute from our apartment, but apparently it had already gone by and only coca cola staff collecting bottles were any sign that it had gone through. so a little bit later i cycled to meilahti and waited on a small pier. after a few minutes i heard what sounded like a large sound system and the usual dj folk shouting n stuff. so i knew it was on its way. ten minutes later the noise got louder and the convoy came around the corner.

the convoy consisted of about six trucks, half for seimens and half for coca cola, i was on the pier so i didnt get any of the free drinks, balloons or the mini coca cola flags. boo. then the convoy passed and i thought for a second that i missed the flag. then a police man started to talk to the people beside me and told them it was on its way. then a few minutes later it came. a few press people hovered around filming for the usual fantastic olympic documentaries.

i dont know who the flame holder was, but other ones here in helsinki included former finnish gold medal winners and sports stars and the runner up to the finnish pop idol competition. anyway, the runner was surrounded by a few people shouting support and the like, and then two large sweaty hairy men (one pictured on the right) who were running topless. delightful.

oh, i just saw that the other advertiser in the convoy was samsung and not siemens. advertising is wasted on me sometimes.