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, respectively, where Finland converted from the Finnish markka (FIM) in 2002. 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 set, 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 Swedish, Finnish and (assuming) Danish 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, Denmark, Finland, and UK foil cards are much brighter and printed on heavier stock than the U.S. foil cards. Considering the box does not contain pricing for the Norwegian krone (NOK), it is unlikely, or unknown, whether Norway had a release; although it has been reported that one collector purchased the Danish cards in Oslo, Norway.

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.

Many 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: 'N' FOR 'NORWAY', HAD IT BEEN RELEASED



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 Sweden, Denmark, and Finland 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, and Denmark 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 at least four different countries; Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. It does not appear that Norway (NO) participated. Similar sticker album sets were also released in France, Germany, and later, Russia. NOTE: DE, FI, SE + UK images:



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

— 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.