Tove Jansson

Known for WritingBorn 1914-09-09Died 2001-06-27Helsinki, Finland

Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and then Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943. At the same time, she was writing short stories and articles for publication, as well as creating the graphics for book covers and other purposes. She continued to work as an artist for the rest of her life, alongside her writing. Jansson is best known as the author of the Moomin books for children. The first such book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, appeared in 1945, though it was the next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, that brought her fame. Starting with the semi-autobiographical Bildhuggarens dotter (Sculptor's Daughter) in 1968, she wrote six novels and five books of short stories for adults.Read more

Movies & web series

Snöbarnens julsagor

The Happy Days of the Moomins

Mumindalen

Moomin and the Sea

A Glimpse of Tove Jansson

Moomin

Hur gick det sen?

Winter in Moominland

Tove and Tooti in Europe

Who Will Comfort Toffle?

Moominvalley

Moomin and Midsummer Madness

The Summer Book

Comet in Moominland

The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin

Mumintrollet

The Moomins

Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson

Haru, Island of the Solitary

Tove and the Sea

Julkalendern

Augsburger Puppenkiste - Die Muminfamilie – Eine drollige Gesellschaft

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley

Moomin

The Leading Lady

Moomins on the Riviera

Moomin Valley: Autumn is Coming to Moomin Valley

Moomins and the Comet Chase

Moomins and the Winter Wonderland

New Moomin

Moomintroll and the Comet: The Way Home

Moomintroll and the Others

Moomintroll and the Comet

Moominvalley: It's All in the Bag

Kometen kommer - uppläst och illustrerad av Tove Jansson

Comet in Moominland

Moomin 80 - The Door Is Always Open

Who Will Comfort Toffle?

The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My

Tove Jansson and the Moomins

The Complete Amateur's Guide to Moomin

From the Life of the Little Trolls

Travelling with Tove

Moomin Valley: Summer in Moomin Valley

There are so many things you cannot understand

Untitled Animated Moomin Movie