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'''[[wikipedia:Finland|FINLAND]]''' is part of Fenno-Scandinavia, in northern [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]. It shares a border with [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]].
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'''[[wikipedia:Finland|FINLAND]]''' is part of Fenno-Scandinavia, in northern [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]. It shares a border with [[Norway]], [[Sweden]] and [[Russia]].
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The 1963 to 1989 run of Classic '''Doctor Who''' did not screen on any local terrestrial TV stations in Finland, but it was known in other ways:
  
  
 
=='''DOCTOR WHO IN FINLAND'''==
 
=='''DOCTOR WHO IN FINLAND'''==
  
===[[BBC Records]]===
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==[[BBC Records]]==
 
In a BBC memo dated '''7 July 1965''', Finland was one of several European countries to which the series had been offered. The stories auditioned were [[The Daleks]], [[The Sensorites]] and [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (tellingly, only 'futuristic' stories and no historicals!). However, the offer was not accepted and no sale eventuated. (Of note, the same three stories were also offered to [[Sweden]] and [[Switzerland]], suggesting some kind of proposed 'region deal'.)
 
In a BBC memo dated '''7 July 1965''', Finland was one of several European countries to which the series had been offered. The stories auditioned were [[The Daleks]], [[The Sensorites]] and [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (tellingly, only 'futuristic' stories and no historicals!). However, the offer was not accepted and no sale eventuated. (Of note, the same three stories were also offered to [[Sweden]] and [[Switzerland]], suggesting some kind of proposed 'region deal'.)
  
The only story be shown "locally" was the 1996 [[TV Movie]], which aired on the cable station '''[[wikipedia:MTV3 Scifi|MTV3 Scifi]]''' in 1999.
 
  
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==On Television==
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'''UK SATELLITE'''
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From '''24 March 1987''', the series was available via the UK satellite station [[Super Channel]]. Also available in the 1990s was [[BBC World Service Television Europe]] / [[BBC Prime]], and [[Germany]]'s RTL Plus.
  
===Satellite TV===
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[[File:DalekFinland.JPG|right|thumb|350px|The second Dalek movie on TV2, 10.50pm, 13 October 2006]]
  
The 1963 to 1989 run of Classic '''Doctor Who''' did not screen on any local terrestrial TV stations in Finland, but from '''24 March 1987''' it was available via the UK satellite station [[Super Channel]].
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'''PAUL MCGANN MOVIE'''
  
The two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movies did air on a local station, on '''6 and 13 October 2006''' respectively.
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The 1996 [[TV Movie]] aired on the cable and satellite station [[wikipedia:MTV3 Scifi|MTV3 Scifi]] on Friday, '''13 February 1999''' at 2am in the morning! (The story had been available on video tape three years before this -- see below.)
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*[https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_171605 Elonet entry]
  
From '''3 March 2008''', classic serials became available on '''[[wikipedia:MTV3 Scifi|MTV3 Scifi]]''', which was simulcast with and aired the same episodes as '''[[TV4 Science Fiction]]''' from [[Sweden]] -- see that profile for more details.
 
  
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'''[[Peter Cushing|PETER CUSHING DALEKS]]'''
  
==Stories bought and broadcast==
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The two [[Peter Cushing]] Dalek movies - '''Doctor Who ja Dalekit''' and '''Doctor Who ja Dalekien Invaasio''' - aired on local Finnish station '''[[wikipedia:Yle TV2|YLE TV2]]''' on '''6 and 13 October 2006''' respectively (the latter at 10.50pm). (YLE TV2 also screens the [[New Series]].)
  
===[[Paul McGann stories|PAUL McGANN]]===
 
  
The 1996 [[TV Movie]] aired on the cable and satellite station [[wikipedia:MTV3 Scifi|MTV3 Scifi]] on Friday, '''2 April 1999''' (time is unknown). (The story had been available on video tape three years before this -- see below.)
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'''FINLAND SATELLITE'''
  
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From '''3 March 2008''', classic serials became available on '''[[wikipedia:MTV3 Scifi|MTV3 Scifi]]''', which was simulcast with and aired the same episodes as '''[[TV4 Science Fiction]]''' from [[Sweden]] -- see that profile for more details.
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==Merchandise==
 
==Merchandise==
  
While the TV series was an "unknown" prior to the 1999 screening, a couple items of merchandise were available from 1976...  
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While the TV series was an "unknown" prior to the above TV screenings, a couple items of merchandise were available a decade earlier...  
  
  
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===Videos===
 
===Videos===
  
In '''January 1986''', Sesam Video released a commercial VHS video-cassette of [[Pyramids of Mars]] - under the title '''"DR WHO MARSIN PYRAMIDIT"''', with the original English audio soundtrack and Finnish subtitles. (The company also released the same story on video in [[Norway]] in 1985.)
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Circa '''1986/87''', Castle Video Oy Ltd in Helsinki released a commercial VHS of [[Pyramids of Mars]] (under its "Sesam Video" brand) with the title '''"Dr Who Marsin Pyramidit"'''; this had the original English audio soundtrack with Finnish subtitles.  
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Although this story had been released by Nonstop Video in [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]] under the brand of "Sesam Eievideo", Castle Video's similarly named "Sesam" brand is different and unconnected to its Norwegian counterpart.  
  
 
* [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?812#finland FINLAND VHS]
 
* [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?812#finland FINLAND VHS]
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==Finland in Doctor Who==
 
==Finland in Doctor Who==
* Helsinki is mentioned in [[Frontier in Space]].
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* The Draconian Consulate in Helsinki was burnt to the ground ([[Frontier in Space]])
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*A flight coming in from Helsinki is listed on the 'Arrivals' board at Schiphol Airport in [[Arc of Infinity]]
  
  

Revision as of 22:08, 3 May 2022

FINLAND is part of Fenno-Scandinavia, in northern Europe. It shares a border with Norway, Sweden and Russia.

The 1963 to 1989 run of Classic Doctor Who did not screen on any local terrestrial TV stations in Finland, but it was known in other ways:


DOCTOR WHO IN FINLAND

BBC Records

In a BBC memo dated 7 July 1965, Finland was one of several European countries to which the series had been offered. The stories auditioned were The Daleks, The Sensorites and The Dalek Invasion of Earth (tellingly, only 'futuristic' stories and no historicals!). However, the offer was not accepted and no sale eventuated. (Of note, the same three stories were also offered to Sweden and Switzerland, suggesting some kind of proposed 'region deal'.)


On Television

UK SATELLITE

From 24 March 1987, the series was available via the UK satellite station Super Channel. Also available in the 1990s was BBC World Service Television Europe / BBC Prime, and Germany's RTL Plus.

The second Dalek movie on TV2, 10.50pm, 13 October 2006


PAUL MCGANN MOVIE

The 1996 TV Movie aired on the cable and satellite station MTV3 Scifi on Friday, 13 February 1999 at 2am in the morning! (The story had been available on video tape three years before this -- see below.)


PETER CUSHING DALEKS

The two Peter Cushing Dalek movies - Doctor Who ja Dalekit and Doctor Who ja Dalekien Invaasio - aired on local Finnish station YLE TV2 on 6 and 13 October 2006 respectively (the latter at 10.50pm). (YLE TV2 also screens the New Series.)


FINLAND SATELLITE

From 3 March 2008, classic serials became available on MTV3 Scifi, which was simulcast with and aired the same episodes as TV4 Science Fiction from Sweden -- see that profile for more details.


Merchandise

While the TV series was an "unknown" prior to the above TV screenings, a couple items of merchandise were available a decade earlier...


Novelisations

Finnish novelisation – Spearhead from Space
Finnish novelisation – The Silurians

In 1976, a publisher called Weilen & Göös released hardback adaptations of two of the Target novelisations, translated into Finnish:

There are also two Finnish translations of new series novels:


Videos

Circa 1986/87, Castle Video Oy Ltd in Helsinki released a commercial VHS of Pyramids of Mars (under its "Sesam Video" brand) with the title "Dr Who Marsin Pyramidit"; this had the original English audio soundtrack with Finnish subtitles.

Although this story had been released by Nonstop Video in Norway and Sweden under the brand of "Sesam Eievideo", Castle Video's similarly named "Sesam" brand is different and unconnected to its Norwegian counterpart.


Three years before it appeared on TV (above), the Paul McGann TV Movie was released on VHS (by MCA/Universal/CIC Video) in late 1996. This was a Rental Only tape (subtitled in Finnish) with the unique and highly descriptive title "1999 MAAILMAN TUHO" - which translates as "1999 WORLD DESTRUCTION / DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD". The tagline was "HÄN TULI TAKAISIN… VIIME HETKELLÄ!" (He Came Back … At The Last Minute!)

"DR WHO MARSIN PYRAMIDIT" video tape
"1999 MAAILMAN TUHO" - Finland VHS



Other Links

  • The Finnish Wikipedia, complete with Finnish "titles" can be read: HERE


Finland in Doctor Who

  • The Draconian Consulate in Helsinki was burnt to the ground (Frontier in Space)
  • A flight coming in from Helsinki is listed on the 'Arrivals' board at Schiphol Airport in Arc of Infinity


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