What language was Moomin originally in?

Swedish
The stories were originally written in Tove’s mother tongue Swedish. In Finland there is a small minority of people who speak Swedish and Tove was one of them. The books were however quickly translated into both English and Finnish, and since they have been translated into more than 40 other languages.

Is Moomin Japanese or Finnish?

The Moomins (Swedish: Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland.

Why is Moomin called Moomin?

The name “Moomin” comes from Tove Jansson’s uncle, Einar Hammarsten: when she was studying in Stockholm and living with her Swedish relations, her uncle tried to stop her pilfering food by telling her that a “Moomintroll” lived in the kitchen closet and breathed cold air down people’s necks.

Where is the Moomin house?

Naantali
The Moomin House – Naantali, Finland – Atlas Obscura.

What is the Moomins house called?

Moominhouse (Swedish: Muminhuset) is a fictional house, where the Moomins live, in the tales by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Its tall, round shape is said to be patterned after the porcelain cocklestoves behind which the Moomins’ ancestors used to live.

Who lives in the Moomin house?

The Moomins
The Moomins live in a round, blue house that’s the same shape as a ceramic fireplace. The house originally had only two storeys, but the numerous visitors soon made it feel cramped. The Moomins extended the house, which now has three storeys and a cellar.

What is the girl Moomin called?

Ninny. (Swedish – a real female first name, mostly used as a nickname, e.g. for Anna) – Ninny first appears in Tales From Moomin Valley in the story “The Invisible Child”.

Is Moomins a furry?

Moomintroll, 20th-century Finnish literary and comic-strip character, a white, furry creature somewhat resembling a hippopotamus. The Moomins, creations of the Finnish writer-illustrator Tove Jansson, were a family of mythical creatures whose home was in a wooded place known as Moominvalley.