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

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

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

Certain cartoon characters from Europe such as Asterix, Smurfs and Tin Tin have become international children’s legends and from Finland it’s the Moomins ...

Miikkulainen has observed an adverse effect from slapping Moomin faces on every product imaginable. While her children read derivative Moomin picture books and used Moomin diapers as toddlers, when it ...

A fan of the Moomins since childhood, when I was given a book with a note promising me a visit to Moominvalley one day, I’ve loved them even more as an adult. Beyond the charming illustrations ...

In their home country, Finland, the popular white Moomin characters are everywhere: on television, mugs, wallpaper and bedding. They have a theme park and a museum, and even adorn airplanes of the ...

The world was quite a different place when Moomin creator Jansson was born into a family of artists on Aug 9, 1914, when Finland was still a grand duchy, ruled by the Russian czar.

Performers dressed up as characters from the Moomin book series pose at Moominworld, a theme park in Naantali, Finland. Besides saunas and Nokia phones, the Moomin universe may be Finland's most ...

Tove Jansson’s Moomins might be Finland ’s most famous exports. The author and illustrator is a cherished national icon and, for Finnish readers, her enchanting, snout-nosed characters offer ...

Finland's most lovable literary cartoon family, The Moomins, are celebrating their 80th birthday this year. The white, ...