Greetings from sunny Reykjavik

Many of the Finnish groups have already arrived in Reykjavik, welcomed by the warming sun and lovely Icelandic scouts. Roverway representatives greet everybody already at the airport and give out an information pack, etc. For the moment most of the Finnish contingent members are enjoying Reykjavik in various ways, visiting thermal baths, sightseeing, going whale watching or just hanging around the city centre.

Reykjavik is a lovely city, and surprisingly peaceful even during the weekend. The scouts and guides that have arrived all over Europe to experience Roverway are a very common sight, it seems they are everywhere. Some of us are still roaming the streets incognito but that will all change on Monday.

So far Iceland has welcomed us with open arms and we look forward to all the fun that we'll be having in the following few weeks.

Eväät reppuun - snacks aboard

The main group of Finnish contingent has arrived to the Helsinki-Vantaa airport. We made a short gallup what kind of snacks our scouts have taken with them.

'I'm going to shop some salmiakki after the security check', said Elsa, member of troop Jeanne d'Arc.

Sami and Eetu trust that finnish candies open up cultural boundaries.

'Traditional finnish sandwiches, but ofcourse', laughed Elina and Anna from Kurikan Korvenkävijät when I asked if they've got some food stables with them.

Waiting the tastes of Icelandic kitchen..

Finnish teams on their way

Dear Roverway Diary,

I'm writing for the first time. I'm writing on the behalf of the finnish contingent on the Roverway 2009. All our ten teams have been busy last weeks preparing their Icelandic experience.

The first members of our team have allready reached Reykjavik. I hope to get a comment from them later on today.

The Roverway opening ceremonies begin on Monday 20th of July. Before that we have good time to explore Reykjavik and beyond.


Dear reader,
this is a Diary of the Finnish contingent for Roverway. Your warmly welcome to read! This diary is written especially for our friends and relatives but is open for everyone willing to join a true finnish scouting experience.

The official Roverway -site is (with news and pictures): http://www.roverway.is
The Finnish Contingent -site (in finnish): http://www.partio.fi/roverway