TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The Moomins, Finland’s most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this ...

Fans flocked to Tampere in southern Finland to celebrate the country’s most lovable literary cartoon family, created by ...

Tove Jansson created the Moomins as an escape from the darkness of World War II. 80 years later, do we need them more than ...

The Finnish flag is often raised in celebration of Tove Jansson on 9 August. All across Finland on Saturday, flags are ...

Eight decades after their debut, the Moomins remain Finland’s most treasured literary export. Fans flocked to the official ...

Tove Jansson, trans. from the Swedish by Thomas Teal and Silvester Mazzarella. New York Review Books, $16.95 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-59017-766-2 ...

Art & Exhibitions Tove Jansson’s Beloved Moomins Turn 80 With a Major Exhibition in Helsinki The show also features murals and public artworks Jansson created in her hometown of Helsinki.

On March 10, the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan hosted a panel and readings in honor of Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson, whose iconic Moomin characters turn 80 this year.

Art & Exhibitions The Biggest Show on Artist Tove Jansson, Who Created the Beloved Fairy-Tale Character Moomin, Is Opening in Paris The show stages never-before-seen artworks and objects from Jansson.

Tove Jansson: Paradise continues at the Helsinki Art Museum (Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, Helsinki, Finland) through April 6, 2025. The exhibition was organized by Heli Harni.

Tove Jansson’s Moomin characters may be internationally famous, but a new show in Paris reveals a lesser-known side to the Finnish artist who created them.

'Tove Jansson: Paradise' at the Helsinki Art Museum (HAM) marks the first time that Jansson’s public paintings have been collectively displayed. Although Jansson, who died in 2001, is best known ...