who chairs Moomin Characters Limited, the family-run business that manages her aunt’s substantial legacy. Moominpappa turns up, eventually, clinging to the top of an enormous tree, as does the ...

In 1954, the Finnish artist Tove Jansson was commissioned by the Evening News in London to draw comic strips about the ...

Tove, whose family were artists (her Finnish father was a sculptor and her Swedish mother an illustrator) had drawn Moomin-like figures before, as vignettes, small puzzle pictures or parts of her ...

Sue Walsh does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Who is the fastest and who can make the most jam? Jam Run is a new mobile game in which you can race as a Moomin character and help Moominmamma by collecting ingredients for her grandmother’s ...

From the pancakes and raspberry juice of the ever-patient Moominmamma, to the wandering free spirit of Snuffkin, the Moomin books and comics were filled with wise and wonderful words to comfort ...

A new Moomin shop has opened in Tokyo’s Ginza district, offering high-end products and traditional merchandise related to the white hippo-like characters of the popular Finnish book series by ...

From their bright blue house in Moomin Valley, the Moomins go on adventures, contemplate life’s big questions, and eat lots of pancakes. Jansson’s Moomin books have been translated into more ...