Tove Jansson
Known for: Writing
Born: September 9, 1914
Died: June 27, 2001
Place of birth: Helsinki, 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.
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Filmography
37 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
NR
Kometen kommer - uppläst och illustrerad av Tove Jansson
2026
6.0
Comet in Moominland
2026
7.3
The Summer Book
2025
NR
Moomin 80 - The Door Is Always Open
2024
NR
Comet in Moominland
2023
NR
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
2023
NR
The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My
2023
6.0
Christmas Comes to Moominvalley
2022
10.0
Snöbarnens julsagor
2022
7.0
The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin
2022
NR
Tove Jansson and the Moomins
2021
NR
The Complete Amateur's Guide to Moomin
2020
7.4
Moominvalley
2019
5.1
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
2017
5.8
Moomins on the Riviera
2014
7.0
Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson
2012
5.6
Moomins and the Comet Chase
2010
7.5
Moomin and Midsummer Madness
2008
NR
From the Life of the Little Trolls
2008
6.0
The Leading Lady
2005
8.0
Tove and Tooti in Europe
2004
7.0
Haru, Island of the Solitary
1998
8.5
Hur gick det sen?
1994
NR
Travelling with Tove
1993
7.4
Comet in Moominland
1992
8.6
Moomin
1990
9.0
A Glimpse of Tove Jansson
1988
8.5
Winter in Moominland
1987
10.0
The Happy Days of the Moomins
1985
7.0
Tove and the Sea
1984
6.0
Moomin Valley: Autumn is Coming to Moomin Valley
1983
10.0
Moomin Valley: Summer in Moomin Valley
1981
6.2
Moominvalley: It's All in the Bag
1980
7.8
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
1980
7.4
The Moomins
1978
5.2
Moomintroll and the Comet
1978
5.4
Moomintroll and the Comet: The Way Home
1978
5.2
Moomintroll and the Others
1978
10.0
Mumindalen
1973
5.5
New Moomin
1972
NR
There are so many things you cannot understand
1970
7.5
Mumintrollet
1969
6.5
Moomin
196910.0
Moomin and the Sea
1968
7.1
Julkalendern
1960
7.0
Augsburger Puppenkiste - Die Muminfamilie – Eine drollige Gesellschaft
1959
NR
Untitled Animated Moomin Movie
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