Swedish Dicks and Other Nordic Gumshoes
I know, I know!
I used to call this list “Scandanavian Eyes,” but I’ve since been told again and again that Finland isn’t REALLY part of Scandinavia (Thanks, Johanna! Thanks, Petri!), and that the proper term for that gaggle of north-bound nations that believe in health care, child care and hockey is “Nordic Countries,” which includes Denmark, Norway and Sweden as well as Finland and Iceland and all their associated territories. But not Canada…
DENMARK
- Clement Skunk-Petersen by Ole Comoll Christensen and Niels Søndergaard
- Gabriel Præst by Amulya Malladi (Copenhagen)
FINLAND
- Andrejev & Milton by M.A. Numminen and Markku Into
- Viktor Kärppä by Matti Rönkä
- Allan Karve by Totti Karpela (Naantali)
- Otto Kuhala by Markku Ropponen
- Riku “Rocky” Laine by Jonni Aho (Helsinki)
- Börje Lindh by Veikko Ennala
- Nameless by Aki Rautala
- Jaako Piira by Jorma Napola
- Roger Repo by Harri V. Hietikko
- Onni Syrjänen by Tapani Bagge (Kerava)
- Ylermi K. Tammi by Erkki Hämäläinen
- Klaus Tuulimäki by Matti Kokkonen
- Jussi Vares by Reijo Mäki
- Jesse Hackman by Ari Paulow
ICELAND
- Thóra Gudmundsdóttir by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
NORWAY
- Varg Veum by Gunnar Staalesen
SWEDEN
- Mikael Blomkvist & Lisbeth Salander by Stieg Larsson
- Anders Grip by Tony Holland and Louise Boije af Gennäs
- Ingmar Andersson & Axel Kruse (Swedish Dicks) (ex-pats in Los Angeles)
Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith and Juri Nummelin.
