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:

Year	Finnish Title	Publisher	Num	English Title
1948	Naamioitu Enkeli	Mantere		Call For The Saint: The Masked Angel
1948	Kerjäläisten Kuningas	Mantere		Call For The Saint: The King of the Beggars
1949	Pyhimys Naisen Ritarina	Tammi		The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal
1949	Pyhimys Saa Kilpailijan	Tammi		The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal
1949	Pyhimys Seuraa Jälkiä	Tammi		The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal
1960	Pyhimys Kohtaa Tiikerin	Tammi		Meet The Tiger!
1964	Pyhimys Kohtaa Kaunottaren	Gummerus	#1	The Saint Meets His Match
1964	Pyhimys New Yorkissa	Gummerus	#2	The Saint In New York
1964	Pyhimys Yli Laidan	Gummerus	#3	Saint Overboard
1964	Pyhimys Leikkii Tulella	Gummerus	#4	The Saint Plays with Fire
1964	Pyhimys Miamissa	Gummerus	#5	The Saint in Miami
1964	Pyhimys Astuu Näyttämölle	Gummerus	#6	The Saint Steps In
1965	Pyhimys Ei Palvo Kuvia	Gummerus	#7	The Man Who Could Not Die
1965	Pyhimys Maksaa Veronsa	Gummerus	#8	The Inland Revenue
1965	Pyhimys On Kovaa Valuuttaa	Gummerus	#9	The Million Pound Day
1965	Pyhimys Näkee Unia	Gummerus	#10	The Melancholy Journey of Mr. Teal
1965	Pyhimys Kutsuu Teelle	Gummerus	#11	The Miracle Tea Party
1965	Pyhimys On Aina Pyhimys	Gummerus	#12	Follow The Saint
1966	Pyhimys Sisiliassa	Gummerus	#13	Vendetta For The Saint
1967	Pyhimyksen Kolme Naista	Gummerus	#14	The Saint Sees It Through
1968	Pyhimys Pääsee Asiaan	Gummerus	#15	The Saint Closes The Case
1970	Pyhimys Pitää Sanansa	Gummerus	#16	The Avenging Saint
1993	Pyhimys			The Saint Movie Novelisation

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. 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