Participation
Foreign teams have always been welcome to partake in the competition. In 2007, 28 teams from 9 different countries participated: Estonia (18 teams), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (1), Finland (2), Germany (1), Norway (2), Portugal (1), Sweden (1) and USA (1), of which Portugal and Czech Republic are newcomers. Teams from United Kingdom have participated in earlier years (most recently, a British Territorial Army team in 2006) but only be observed in 2007. A team from Cyprus also be observed. Teams from People's Republic of China have been traditionally successful in the competition and took 1st and 2nd place in 2002. Other successful teams have come from Finland and Norway.
Due to the home field advantage attributed to the intimate knowledge of the terrain by the local teams, the venue for the competition may be changed next year.
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