Finland All-New Series 1 | Garbage Pail Kids World

RELEASE PERIOD : EARLY 2005

The All-New Series 1 GPK Finland set, translated to 'Kaatiksen Kakarat', was published in the early part of 2005 by Topps Europe Ltd. (Merlin Stickers), and distributed throughout Finland by Rautakirja Oy Lehtipiste. The generic box used to ship throughout most of Scandinavia shows the SEK (17,—), DKR (15,—) and and Euro (€2,00) prices on the side for the Swedish krona, the Danish krone and the Finnish Euro (FIM/markka had already converted), respectively. Stickers were often placed over the price-tag circles in countries not needed. A total of one print run was released during a resurrection of 80's GPK nostalgia in the U.S. and in the UK with all-new releases. The Finland ANS1 set is a direct replication of the UK ANS and Sweden ANS sets comprised of thirty-seven images from the ANS1 U.S. set and eleven images from the ANS2 U.S. set without any A-name and B-name twin cards. The set also contains ten foil cards from the ANS1 U.S. set, but the Finnish and Swedish sets come with an additional bonus foil card that came packaged in the binder. Each paper pack contains 4 stickers, 1 foil card, and a slip of paper for a binder offer which included a free bonus foil card. The set contains the standard size of 2.5 x 3.5 as in the U.S. release. The Sweden, Finland, Norway and UK foil cards are much brighter and printed on heavier stock than the U.S. foil cards.

NOTE: this is not necessarily the first Finnish release... Topps Ireland released The Garbage Gang OS2 and OS3 sets after the GG'91 UK test set within the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The 'Norway' packaging (box and wrappers) contain text in both the Swedish and Finnish national languages.

Thanks to collector Henry Mora for box codes, pricetags, images, and additional box and album information.

PACKAGING INFORMATION
59 TOTAL CARDS = 48 STICKERS + 10 FOIL CARDS + 1 BONUS CARD
NO CARD VARIATIONS — NO CHANGES — 1 PRODUCTION RUN

COUNTER DISPLAY BOX — 1 VARIATION — 36 PSS/LTK LISTED
'SEK', 'DKR' AND '€' ON BOX — UBD CODE 03226
STORE CODE: R-KOODI 921411-0401
FINNISH: 36 PAKKAUKSISSA (PSS) = PACKS AND LAATIKKO (LTK) = BOX
RENDERED ARTWORK: PAT & SEAN GLOVER

TRADING CARD PACK — 1 VARIATION — NO WRAPPER CODE
RENDERED ARTWORK: PAT & SEAN GLOVER

GREEN BINDER AD — 2 PACKS & BONUS FOIL CARD OFFER SLIP — LOCATED IN PACK
NOTE: 'F' FOR 'FINLAND' IN LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER
NOTE: 'S' FOR 'SWEDEN' IN LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER
NOTE: 'D' FOR 'DENMARK' IN LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER
NOTE: ASSUMING A 'N' FOR 'NORWAY' ALSO EXISTS

TRADING CARD BINDER — PRICE 9,90 € — STORE CODE: R-KOODI 921353-0401
MAIL IN OFFER — DISTRIBUTED BY RAUTAKIRJA OY LEHTIPISTE, FINLAND

BINDER CHECKLIST — INSIDE BINDER FLAP

— The PATTY Putty / Muggin' MEGAN character on the front side and Double HEATHER / Schizo FRAN character on the back side Bonus Foil Card can be acquired through the 'Binder Offer' slip found in every pack. This B1 card, with no nomenclature, are two characters not used within the UK release and is a special card for the Finland and Sweden/Denmark sets.

— As with the UK release, the set has the PEEL HERE arrow pointing to the edge of the card where the entire face of the card is the sticker whereas in the U.S. the cards contain die-cut stickers.

— The set contains Three Scratch 'n Stink chase cards from the ANS2 U.S. set placed within the set as regular cards without the scratch and sniff affect. All three have slightly different variations from the original cards. The same occurs in the ANS1 UK, Sweden/Denmark, and Norway releases as well.

S2a Cheese LUIS and S2b Eruptin' ERIC — 32 JALO Aromi
NOTE: red GPK banner changed to a blue, gas cloud placed in back of the changed
GPK banner and yellow nameplate changed to a light-green color.

S3a Moldy MOLLY and S3b Stinkin' STEPHANIE — 35 SILJA Silsa
NOTE: red GPK banner changed to a blue, image shifted slightly upwards (head now
behind GPK banner) and light-blue nameplate changed to a dark-blue color.

S5a Topping TOM and S5b DOM E. Nose — 37 TUMPPI Tuplajuusto
NOTE: chef's hat placed in back of the GPK banner and image shifted slightly to the right and upwards.

— The set contains a three-part Checklist: section 1/3 containing the nomenclature for the foil cards, section 2/3 containing the nomenclature for the first twenty-four cards (numbering 1-24) and section 3/3 containing the nomenclature for the last twenty-four cards (numbering 25-48).

— The Puzzle Borders have no white outline like the U.S. puzzles from the ANS1 release; the fivepuzzles have a solid colour border. The foil card backs contain the 'Completed Puzzle' images. Numerically, the first nine cards of the set consist of the first puzzle, the next nine cards are the second puzzle (and so on through card #45 for the five puzzles) and the last three cards in the set contain the three different checklists.

— Along with the UK release, The Scandinavia sets were released in four different countries; a Sweden & Denmark release, a Finland release, and a Norway release. [NO, FI, SE/DE + UK images]

— The Finland Card #29 has the same name as the Swedish/Denmark card #29 HARRY Potta.

— The release consists of Artwork from the ANS1 U.S. and ANS2 U.S. sets. Forty-seven images from the ANS1 U.S. set and eleven images from the ANS2 U.S. set. Please see the 'Comprehensive Checklist' below for more information on which image came from which set. Besides the name changes, this release is a direct replication of the UK and set.

*PLEASE SEE THE ANS1 AND ANS2 U.S. CHECKLISTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON CONCEPT AND ARTIST CREDIT*

STICKERS 1 - 48
#	CARD NOMENCLATURE	ARTIST FRONT	U.S. SERIES	U.S. #
1	Luola-UOLEVI	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	1a/b
2	NIPA Nöyhtä	JAMES Warhola	ALL NEW SERIES 2	31a/b
3	Nuha-JUHA	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	36a/b
4	PEPE Pupupöksy	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	5a/b
5	VESA Vessaharja	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	6a/b
6	VILMA Vääräsääri	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	13a/b
7	PETE Pitsanaama	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	9a/b
8	AAPELI Kaakeli	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	12a/b
9	Izopaha SUSHI	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	23a/b
10	HERKKO Herkkusuu	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	16a/b
11	HILJA Hirmusisko	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	17a/b
12	JUUSO Juusto	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	18a/b
13	TUULI Laatta	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 2	33a/b
14	VIKI Vaahtopää	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	21a/b
15	Oksu-OSKU	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	24a/b
16	TATU Tatska	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	25a/b
17	IMMU Imukuppi	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	30a/b
18	Nyrkki-JYRKI	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	27a/b
19	MARA Varaventtiili	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	28a/b
20	TURKKA Purkka	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	29a/b
21	Krossi-OSSI	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	22a/b
22	HANNA Hamsteri	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	10a/b
23	PERA Prutku	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	31a/b
24	SIMO Sinappi	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	35a/b
25	JUDE Lude	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	4a/b
26	Velli-ELLI	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	14a/b
27	TOMMI Pommi	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	38a/b
28	SALLI Saksiniekka	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	19a/b
29	HARRY Potta	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	40a/b
30	PYRY Puuteri	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 2	16a/b
31	VAPPU Pallo	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 2	2a/b
32	JALO Aromi	PAT + SEAN Glover	ALL NEW SERIES 2	S2a/b
33	MC Wc	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	33a/b
34	Kampi-AKSELI	John Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	3a/b
35	SILJA Silsa	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 2	S3a/b
36	JARNO Jarrutusjälki	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 2	15a/b
37	TUMPPI Tuplajuusto	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 2	S5a/b
38	MATTI Marakatti	STREPHON Taylor	ALL NEW SERIES 2	24a/b
39	SPEDE Skede	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 2	8a/b
40	TUITTU Tulikoura	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	2a/b
41	NINNI Finni	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	32a/b
42	Seppo SEPPÄ	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	7a/b
43	Nilja-MILJA	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	37a/b
44	JORE Pore	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 2	29a/b
45	SEVERLI Läväri	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	34a/b
46	OLAVI Valo	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	15a/b
47	JIRI Liri	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	26a/b
48	Känny-YKÄ	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	39a/b
FOIL STICKERS F1 - F10 + BONUS CARD B1
F1	AIMO Pamaus	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F1a/b
F2	LULU Luuviulu	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F2a/b
F3	PEKKA Luupää	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F3a/b
F4	NELLI Neropatti	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F4a/b
F5	IIRO Ihomato	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F5a/b
F6	SEPPO Seula	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F8a/b
F7	RIKU Räkä	TOM Bunk	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F9a/b
F8	LILLI Löllö	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F12a/b
F9	Ykä-JYKÄ	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F18a/b
F10	RAIJA Rautahammas	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F21a/b
B1	Bonus Foil Card	JOHN Pound	ALL NEW SERIES 1	F16/F7
#	CARD NOMENCLATURE	ARTIST FRONT	U.S. SERIES	U.S. #