Does it feel like the Olympics in 2004!!

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YLE has silenced critics who have suggested organisation of the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest might be running behind schedule by issuing final details of the programme that awaits those delegations attending the contest in Helsinki next month.

With rehearsals starting on 27 April, work is continuing apace at the Hartwall Areena. Until recently the stadium played host to an ice hockey tournament. The first job was to melt the ice rink and begin building the stage for the first run throughs of the opening and interval acts.

The load-in began on 17 April when 23 truckloads of equipment arrived.Work on the press centre will start on 25 April. Up to 2000 people have been accredited to work on covering the contest for various media including both official and fan sites.

The first delegates are expected on 1 May 2007, the press centre opens on 2 May 2007 and semi-final rehearsals kick off the day after.

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