Guys, guys, guys:

Nokia announced N97 shipping 7 June. Phone was in stores between 20th and 23rd.

Leave factory -> picked up by international expedite carrier -> clear external customs -> wait until there's a space on a plane -> fly to destination country -> clear incoming customs -> travel to distributor -> get sorted into batches -> ship to retailer c.o. -> ship to individual stores

Personally, I suspect we'll see the first phones (in very limited numbers, in flagship stores) on the 17th.

But we'll have to wait and see...