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Moomin World (Finnish: Muumimaailma, Swedish: Muminvärlden) is a theme park based on the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. It was designed by Dennis Livson, [ 2 ] and is located on the island of Kailo next to the old town of Naantali , in Southwest Finland .
Moomin books had always been steady bestsellers in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, but the animation started a new Moomin madness both in Finland and abroad, especially in Japan, where they are the official mascots of the Daiei chain of shopping centers. A large merchandising industry was built around the Moomin characters ...
Atelier Fauni was a Finnish arts and crafts studio, operating from 1952–1971 in Finland. It was founded in 1952 in Naantali by Helena Kuuskoski [ fi ] and her husband, the actor Martti Kuuskoski [ fi ] (1917–2011).
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Finnish Lapland (Rovaniemi and surroundings) is also the best place in the country to see the aurora borealis. [7] Another theme park in the country is Moomin World, located in the outskirts of Naantali. The park is based on the popular Moomins franchise, created by Tove Jansson. The biggest picnic of the year called Vappu is held on April 30 ...
Moomintroll (Swedish: Mumintrollet – invented mumin + troll, "troll"; also simply Moomin) is the protagonist of most of the books. [2] In the cartoon strip Moomintroll finds himself beset by endless problems. He is a "moomin" – a little white troll with a hippopotamus-like big round snout. [3] Moomin is very close with Snorkmaiden.
Vivica Sophia Jansson (born 1962 in Helsinki [1]) is the daughter of cartoonist Lars Jansson and the niece of the famous Finnish writer and painter Tove Jansson.Jansson has worked as a Spanish language teacher, [2] creative/artistic director, chairman, and majority shareholder of Oy Moomin Characters, Ltd, [3] [4] [5] and provided direct oversight together with her father for the 1990 Moomin ...
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