Who doesn’t
know the Moomins, those small friendly trolls that have brought happiness to
generations of children? And most of you probably know that they are invented
by a Finn. Tove Jansson published her first Moomin book in 1945. She was a
Swedish speaking novelist, illustrator, painter and comic strip author. Her
little Moomin trolls became world famous and soon the first TV series about
them was produced. In the 90s a Japanese-Dutch animation series became the probably
most successful approach to put the Moomins on the TV screen.
Meanwhile the
Moomins achieved cult status. Near Turku there is even a whole Moomin amusement
park. And of course you can also buy all kinds of merchandise products with
Moomins. Among the nicest are the Moomin cups designed and produced by Arabia. You
can get them in every iittala store or warehouse in Helsinki.
At Forum
you even find a Moomin shop. It is a pretty small but nice place that is
worth a visit and definitely a place when you are searching for a present or a
nice souvenir from Finland.
