Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style

When did Tove Jansson create the Moomins?

Written and fact-checked by
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Tove Jansson created the Moomins while writing the children’s book SmĂ„trollen och den stora översvĂ€mningen (The Moomins and the Great Flood), published in 1945. Jansson had turned to her art and the fantasy genre as a distraction from the realities of wartime Helsinki during World War II (1939–45). The Moomin series included eight other books and a comic strip and was adapted to several animated films and television series and video games.