The Saint Around The World: Finland

Leslie Charteris: Pyhimys in Finnish

The nickname Pyhimys was what Simon Templar went by in Finland. There was at least one paperback run of 16 numbered editions by Gummerus.

Selected Finnish Bibliography of Leslie Charteris

Sixteen Finnish language paperbacks, translated by Eija Palsbo, were published by K. J. Gummerus Osakeyhtiön, Kirjapainossa Jyväskylässä, in Finland:

Pyhimys Comic Books

The Semic Press of Tampere, Finland, published a number of Pyhimys comic books of The Saint with Roger Moore on the cover starting as early as 1971 and going until at least 1985. Their address as of 1984 was Julkaisija Kustannus Oy Semic, Postilokero 317, 33003 Teampere 300. The Semic Press also had Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian editions of these same comics.

DVD Sets

Atlantic Film published a series of three DVD box sets of the Roger Moore series in 2006 and 2007 in Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, and Danish. All these Scandinavian editions were published around the same time and feature almost identical cover artwork. The RKO films of 1939 to 1941 have also been released as a single box set on three Danish DVDs. The set includes: Pyhimys New Yorkissa, Pyhimys Iskee Takaisin, Pyhimys Lontoossa, Pyhimys ja Kaksoisolento, Pyhimys Tekee Ratsian, Pyhimys Palm Springsissä, Pyhimys Lomailee, and Pyhimys Kohtaa Tiikerin.

VHS Tapes of The Saint in Finland

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The Complete Bibliography of Leslie Charteris

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