The police and organizers have taken steps to limit the crowds, aside from the lottery.
While they have a common operating system, Palm-based organizers take different approaches to expandability.
When Tuesday's gathering is over, organizers will have taken in close to $8 million, all for one dinner.
Alas, the organizers take the sale of boats and their attendant marine products very seriously.
The organizers took great care to make sure the thing would be peaceful.
Due to noise complaints over the past years, organizers have taken the decision to discontinue the event.
Though the meals' organizers take pride in keeping their prices low, they also aim to make a profit.
The police said 50,000 people turned out, and Finnish radio quoted the rally's organizers as saying 80,000 to 100,000 took part.
Since the office pool's organizer did not take a cut of the action, no law was broken.
The Mayor angrily declared that the organizers could take their show elsewhere, along with its estimated $40 million contribution to the local economy.