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Article: Finns queue up for new Potter book one day later.(Brief Article)
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- Nordic Business Report
- Article date:
- June 25, 2003
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NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-25 June 2003-Finns queue up for new Potter book one day later(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
There were several hundred people in the queue outside Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, a book store in Helsinki, Finland on 22 June when the new Harry Potter book was released.
Due to the public holiday in Finland on 21 June, Finns had to wait a day longer than Potter-fans elsewhere. It has been estimated that the five stores belonging to the Akateeminen chain sold 1,600-1,700 copies of the most recent Potter book during the first day.
All of the copies sold were the ...