Eight decades after their debut, the Moomins remain Finland’s most treasured literary export. Fans flocked to the official ...

TAMPERE, Finland -- The Moomins, Finland's most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this ...

From early morning, long queues formed across the country as fans scrambled to get their hands on the exclusive anniversary ...

The Moomins, Finland’s most loveable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this year. The chubby, ...

The Moomins and the Great Flood, by the Finnish writer and artist Tove Jansson, was published in 1945. The first Moomin book ...

Certain cartoon characters from Europe such as Asterix, Smurfs and Tin Tin have become international children’s legends and ...

Moominpappa, Moominmamma and Moomintroll – live in Moominvalley, where they welcome all friends, visitors and vagrants for adventures and sweet treats.

It’s quite a looker, honestly, and Moomin fits in perfectly with the aesthetic tone of Sky. As for the chosen story, I don’t think there could have been a better choice than The Invisible Child.

On Saturday, fans flocked to Tampere in southern Finland — home of the Moomin Museum — to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 1945 publication as well as Jansson's Aug. 9, 1914, birthday.

On Saturday, fans flocked to Tampere in southern Finland — home of the Moomin Museum — to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 1945 publication as well as Jansson’s Aug. 9, 1914, birthday.