About Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson (9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, artist and cartoonist. She was born to artist parents: her father was a sculptor, and her mother was a graphic artist and illustrator. Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943.
Jansson wrote the Moomin books for children, starting in 1945 with The Moomins and the Great Flood. The next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, were highly successful. The Moomin books have now been translated into over 50 languages. For her work as a children's writer, Jansson received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966.
In addition to the Moomin stories, Jansson wrote twelve novels and collections of short stories for adults, starting with the semi-autobiographical Bildhuggarens dotter (Sculptor's Daughter) in 1968.
About Moomin Characters
Moomin Characters Oy Ltd is the official copyright holder of all the Moomin characters, responsible for supervising and managing the Moomin brand, copyright and registrations. All characters from Moominvalley are trademark registered worldwide.
The Moomins are central characters in a series of books and comic strips. They are one of
Finland’s biggest exports and have a global fan base. Tove Jansson (1914-2001), Finnish-Swedish writer and artist, wrote and illustrated nine novels, four picture books and hundreds of comic strips about the Moomins between 1945 and 1970. The books about the brave, adventurous, yet home-loving Moomins have been translated into more than 55 languages and are still in print all over the world today.
The Moomins have enjoyed international popularity since the 1950s, when the original
Moomin comic strips were syndicated globally to tens of millions of readers, followed by animation series, theme parks, theatre plays on several continents. Today the company has over 750 licensees worldwide.
The company was founded in the 1950’s by Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson to take care of the copyright of the Moomins and is still run by family members. Rights and Brands is the worldwide licensing agent of the company.
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