The Three Investigators in Finland

Cover from the publishing house of Gummerus

Introduction

In Finland The Three Investigators have been published by a publishing house called Gummerus. Totally there were 46 titles between 1972 and 1989; all 43 books in the original series, Hot Wheels from the Crimebusters, Dancing Dinosaur and Weeping Coffin from Find your fate mysteries. Matti Louhi is the cover artist to most of the books. There are some interesting information concerning the editions from Finland. The first edition of Terror Castle got a special cover that never occurred on later editions. In 1983 at least ten of the titles came in new editions and they got the American covers by Robert Adragna.

Publishing House : Gummerus

Finnish Title Finnish Title translated to English Original Title	Number (Original pub. order)	Gummerus editions	Translator	Cover Artist	Special Information
3 etsivää ja kauhujen linna T3I and Terror Castle The Secret of Terror castle	1 (1)	7 editions 1 - 1972 2 - 1973 3 -1975 4 - 1978 5 - 1979 5 (6) - 1983 7(6) - 1992	Laura Tetri	Matti Louhi	5 (6) ed as number 1.
3 etsivää ja änkyttävä papukaija T3I and the Stuttering Parrot The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot	2 (2)	7 editions 1 -1972 2 - 1973 3 - 1975 4 - 1976 5 - 1980 6 - 1983 7 - 1992	Laura Tetri	Matti Louhi Robert Adragna	6 ed as number 2.
3 etsivää ja kuiskaava muumio T3I and the Whispering Mummy The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy	3 (3)	4 editions 1 - 1973 2 - 1974 3 - 1976 4 - 1992	Laura Tetri	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja vihreä aave T3I and the Green Ghost The Mystery of The Green Ghost	4 (4)	5 editions 1 - 1973 2 - 1974 3 - 1976 4 - 1983 5 - 1992	Laura Tetri	Matti Louhi	The 4 ed. as number 3.
3 etsivää ja kultainen vyö T3I and the Belt of Gold The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure	5 (5)	5 editions 1 - 1973 2 - 1974 3 - 1976 4 - 1983 5 - 1992	Risto Toivanen	Matti Louhi	The 4 ed as number 4.
3 etsivää ja Pääkallosaari T3I and the Island of Death´s Head The Secret of the Skeleton Island	6 (6)	3 editions 1 - 1973 2 - 1974 3 - 1976	Leena Brummer	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja kiljuva kello T3I and the Screaming Clock The Mystery of the Screaming Clock	7 (9)	2 editions 1 - 1974 2 - 1975	Risto Toivanen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja huokaavan luolan arvoitus T3I and the mystery of the Sighing Cave The Mystery of the Moaning Cave	8 (10)	3 editions 1 - 1974 2 - 1975 3 - 1983	Inkeri Pitkänen	Matti Louhi	The 3 ed as number 5
3 etsivää ja Tulinen silmä T3I and the Fiery Eye The mystery of the Fiery Eye	9 (7)	3 editions 1 - 1975 2-3 - 1976	Inkeri Pitkänen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja hopeinen hämähäkki T3I and the Silver Spider The Mystery of the Silver Spider	10 (8)	4 editions 1 - 1975 2-3 - 1976 4 - 1983	Inkeri Pitkänen	Matti Louhi	The 4 ed as number 6
3 etsivää ja naurava varjo T3I and the Laughing Shadow The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow	11 (12)	2 editions ? 1 - 1976 2 - 1977	Kati Appelqvist	Matti Louhi	1 ed 1973? 3 ed 1976?
3 etsivää ja kummalliset kissat T3I and the Strange Cats The Secret of the Crooed Cat	12 (13)	2 editions 1 - 1976 2 - 1977	Kati Appelqvist	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja kuolemankaivos T3I and the Death Mine The Mystery of Death Trap Mine	13 (24)	2 editions 1-2 - 1977	Inkeri Pitkänen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja hermostunut leijona T3I and the Nervous Lion The Mystery of the Nervous Lion	14 (16)	3 editions 1 - 1977 2 - 1978 3 - 1983	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi	The 3 ed as number 7
3 etsivää ja jättiläisten vuori T3I and the Mountain of the Giants The Mystery of the Monster Mountain	15 (20)	2 editions 1 - 1977 2 - 1978	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja Aavejärven arvoitus T3I and the Mystery of Phantom Lake The Secret of Phantom Lake	16 (19)	1 edition 1 - 1977	Inkeri Pitkänen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja laulava käärme T3I and the Singing Serpent The Mystery of the Singing Serpent	17 (17)	2 editions 1 - 1978 2 - 1983	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi	2 ed as number 8
3 etsivää ja paholaisen koira T3I and the Dog of the Devil The Mystery of the Invisible Dog	18 (23)	3 editions 1 - 1978 2 - 1979 3 - 1983	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi	The 3 ed as number 9
3 etsivää ja omituinen talo T3I and the Strange House The Mystery of the Shrinking House	19 (18)	1 edition 1 - 1978	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja päätön hevonen T3I and the Headless Horse The Mystery of the Headless Horse	20 (26)	3 editions 1 - 1978 2 - 1979 3 - 1983	?	Matti Louhi	3 ed as number 10
3 etsivää ja puhuva pääkallo T3I and the Talking Skull The Mystery of the Talking Skull	21 (11)	1 edition 1 - 1979	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja tanssiva paholainen T3I and the Dancing Devil The Mystery of the Dancing Devil	22 (25)	1 edition 1 - 1979	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja kummituspeili T3I and the Ghost Mirror The Secret of the Haunted Mirror	23 (21)	1 edition 1 - 1979	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja kauhea kaksoisolento T3I and the Dreadful Double The Mystery of the Deadly Double	24 (28)	1 edition 1 - 1979	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja noitapiiri T3I and the Witch Circle The Mystery of the Magic Circle	25 (27)	1 edition 1 - 1980	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja Hairiutta T3I and the Shark Reef The Mystery of the Shark Reef	26 (30)	2 editions 1 - 1980 2 - 1981	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja kävelevä linnunpelätin T3I and the walking Scarecrow The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow	27 (29)	2 editions 1 - 1980 2 - 1981	Annikki Lievonen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja liekehtivät jalanjäljet T3I and the Flaming Footprints The Mystery of the Flaming Footprints	28 (15)	1 edition 1 - 1981	Annikki Lievonen	?
3 etsivää ja yskivä lohikäärme T3I and the Coughing Dragon The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon	29 (14)	1 edition 1 - 1981	Annikki Lievonen	?
3 etsivää ja kuolleen miehen arvoitus T3I and the Mystery of the Dead Man The Mystery of the Dead man´s riddle	30 (22)	1 edition 1 - 1981	Annikki Lievonen Special Translator of the Strings and Riddles Kirsi Kunnas	?
3 etsivää ja palavat kalliot T3I and the burning Cliffs The Mystery of the Blazing Cliffs	31 (32)	1 edition 1 - 1982	Risto Toivanen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja arpinaaman arvoitus T3I and the Mystery of the Scar-faced man The Mystery of the Scar-Faced Beggar	32 (31)	1 edition 1 - 1982	Annikki Lievonen	?
3 etsivää ja karkaileva luolamies T3I and the escaped Caveman The Mystery of the Wandering Caveman	33 (34)	1 edition 1 - 1983	?	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja purppuranpunainen merirosvo T3I and the Purple-red Pirate The Mystery of the Purple Pirate	34 (33)	1 edition 1 - 1983	Kristian Kardén	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja varastettu valas T3I and the stolen Whale The Mystery of the Kidnapped Whale	35 (35)	1 edition 1 - 1984	Juhani Lindholm	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja kadonnut merenneito T3I and the Missing Mermaid The Mystery of the Missing Mermaid	36 (36)	1 edition 1 - 1984	Kristian Kardén and Tuula Syvänperä	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja kaksivarpainen kyyhkynen T3I and the Two-Toed Pigeon The Mystery of the Two-Toed Pigeon	37 (37)	1 edition 1 - 1984	Anna-Maija Pursiainen	?
3 etsivää ja ilkivallantekijät T3I and the Vandals The Mystery of the Smashing Glass	38 (38)	1 edition 1 - 1985	Anna-Maija Pursiainen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja moottoripyöräjengi T3I and the Motor-Cycle Gang The Mystery of the Trail of Terror	39 (39)	1 edition 1 - 1985	Anna-Maija Pursiainen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja roistoremmi T3I and the (Thief) Band The Mystery of Rogues´Reunion	40 (40)	1 edition 1 - 1986	Anna-Maija Pursiainen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja Hollywoodin huijarit T3I and the Hollowood Deceivers The Mystery of the Creep-Show Crooks	41 (41)	1 edition 1 - 1987	Anna-Maija Pursiainen	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja rantarosvot T3I and the Beachpirates The Mystery of Wreckers Rock	42 (42)	1 edition 1 - 1987	Kaarina Kolu	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja kenkku keräilijä T3I and the Petulant Collector The Mystery of the Cranky Collector	43 (43)	2 editions 1 - 1988 2 - 1997	Kaarina Kolu	Matti Louhi
3 etsivää ja itkevä ruumisarkku T3I and the weeping Coffin The Case of the Weeping Coffin	44 (Find your fate mysteries 1)	2 editions 1 - 1988 2 - 1997	Laila Niukkanen	Matti Louhi	Translated from the German edition.
3 etsivää ja tanssiva dinosaurus T3I and the Dancing Dinosaur The Case of the Dancing Dinosaur	45 (Find your fate mysteries 2)	1 edition 1 - 1989	Laila Niukkanen	Matti Louhi	Translated from the German edition.
3 etsivää ja kuuma cadillac T3I and the hot Cadillac Hot Wheels	46 (Crime-busters 1)	2 editions 1 - 1989 2 - 1990	Anneli Kärki	Hector Garrido	Layout by Jorma Luotio

Sources:

Libraries in Sweden and Finland. My wife has translated the Finnish titles to English.

Thank to Jani Lahti in Finland who sent me many of the covers!

Links concerning the Finnish editions:

Die Drei ???

Very nice and informative site. Here You also find the Finnish Titles listed. Created by Erik Werthschulte.

Hitchcock: 3 Etsivää

Jani Lahti´s site in Finland.

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