Finland ’s beloved Moomins are celebrating their 80th literary birthday this year, marking eight decades since their distinctive, hippopotamus-like figures first charmed global readers. Author ...

Fans celebrate the 80th birthday of the Moomins, Finland's most lovable literary cartoon family Published Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 | 6:42 a.m. Updated Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 | 2:12 a.m.

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

The Moomins, Finland’s most loveable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this year. The chubby, white, hippopotamus-like characters have captivated readers worldwide since ...

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.