Brit Reacts to Everything About Moomin World and the Moominvalley

[@Cronin_]

As the Moomintroll said himself: "Now look here, I am a Moomin, not a hippo!" "I will not be taken for a hippo"

[@Cronin_]

Moomin is not just for kids, but also adults. It has much deeper meaning than kids will understand. Many of the characters and many stories often correlate with Tove Jansson's life

[@juhokaartoaho]

True, but I don't think you would get a lot from visiting there unless you are more familiar to the series.

[@SK-nw4ig]

@@juhokaartoaho I agree. I think the park is ment for little kids and adults would not get much out of it if they didnt know the momin culture (:

[@Cronin_]

@@juhokaartoaho Yeah ofc. I was saying that in general, Moomin is not just for kids🙏

[@Peipposka]

Moomin is literally childhood of the most finns that have born during the 60s and after. The 90s Moomin animation is the most well known and loved adaptation of franchise (Including my childhood's classic). And there are hardcore mug collection enthusiasts in Finland who collect solely Moomin themed mugs, some go for even thousands of euros.

[@moondaughter1004]

Same here in Sweden. I grew up with the 90s version. They dubbed it in Finnish-swedish as Tove Jansson requested. I got one mug but my cousin collects them

[@MewDenise]

As a swede, I grew up with Moomin. The show did a good job scaring kids xD

[@molly9518]

Yup! Especially Murren og Isfruen 😱

[@vellavannas495]

Tove Jansson actually came up with the Moomins during the war when she told kids stories in the bomb shelters. That is one of the reasons for the deep and sometimes even scary plots later in the books. The war was scary and children had to live through terrible times so it was just fitting that they could have stories where the Moomins had something similar happen to them but to also have those happy endings and comforting scenes. Tove Jansson was also a painter and illustrator and she actually didn't identify as an author even though the Moomin books became what she would be the most known for.

[@joelkalin9764]

Tove Jansson once said in a documentary something along the lines of "you can not always teach children to play (or paint) with colours; they also need to be tought to play with black". Teaching children that life has its ups and downs. Tove spent long periods of time on a small island at the far end of the Bergå archipelago, with family or during older days alone and seemed pretty content with it and probably cementing this true, finnish semi-dark realism view of the world (which we love about her). She was also a speaker of finlandssvenska, making her somewhat of a template for the finn-intellectual associated with that way of speaking.

[@evahernberg2624]

Tove Jansson's Moominbooks are not only for children. The books have a depth that children don't understand. I think the books are more for adults.

[@EEmB]

I LOVED the Moomin growing up, in the 80s, and still do. So beautiful stories about the profound things in life. Full of poetic life lessons. I'm Swedish, and my British friends love it as much as I do. Tove Janson is a genius. The moomin books are beautiful.

[@gunlindblad5202]

Mumin is nothing like american stories, it just as much for adults as for children. It is very thought about stories that reflects the human mind, read it!

[@xeuszzz]

While Moomin World in Naantali is basically an amusement park, there's also Moomin Museum in Tampere. It is an art museum and holds many of the original dioramas inspired by the moomin stories and handcrafted by Tove Jansson, the creator of moomins, herself and her friends. If you feel weird visiting Moomin World as a lone adult, Moomin Museum can give you a more "artsy" experience.

[@sitruuna8]

In Helsinki you have also a Moomin store now 😊

[@Virbana]

I'd opt for Moomin Museum over the Moomin Valley for adults, unless you're a really big fan. 😀 The Moomin Valley is like a big playground and aimed for small children and families. Moomin museum is nicer place to visit for an adult I think. And maybe read some of the Moomin books before visiting? They are so quirky but wise 😊

[@xeuszzz]

@@Virbana If you're a really big fan, you'll visit both: Moomin Museum in Tampere and Moomin World in Naantali, and if the merch from those places is not enough, then also the Moomin Store in Helsinki. 😅

[@Hybridial84]

You should really watch one episode of Moomin, it's essential finnish culture.

[@finnishculturalchannel]

They aren't just a big deal in Finland. Moomins were introduced internationally to English readers as a comic strips in 1954 in the London newspaper The Evening News, which should tell you that Moomins have generations of fans of all ages. Through the British Associated Newspapers comic strip syndicate Moomin comics were read in over 40 countries and about 120 papers, by over 20 million daily readers. The Moomin TV series has been aired in over 120 countries. Disney has tried to buy the rights to Moomins several times. Also, Tove Jansson's gay legacy inspires LGBTQ communities around the world. This year Weather2Travel selected Moomin World among the seven best theme parks in Europe. European Travel Award named Moomin World as the best family oriented travel destination in Finland and it also received the EU Business Excellence Award.

[@Songfugel]

Moomin World is a very popular destination for Japanese tourists, and some have even had their dream wedding in there. There are a lot of adults going in there either alone, or with their partner. ps. if you buy only one thing as a souvenir from Finland, it should def. be Arabia's Moomin mug. Not only is it a design item, looks very lovely, but also superb quality. I personally can't think of a better "Finnish product" as a souvenir

[@juhalampola1954]

Talking more in depth about Moomin, it's good to keep in mind that there's a lot of LGBTQ-themed contemplation mixed in with the more general hard stuff about being an adult. For example, Thingumy and Bob are based on the writer and her secret gay lover. Some things are intentionally written to be more relatable to the queer community.

[@veronicajeppsson2602]

We love Moomin in Sweden ❤

[@molly9518]

And in Denmark ❤

[@molly9518]

Well ... except Murren og Isfruen - Scary af 😱

[@SK-nw4ig]

Moomins are everywhere and everything in Finland. Shows and games and books yes, but also clothes, home furnishings, kitchen ware, tapestries, bags, shampoos, dude, you name it, it exists as a momin form. Moomins are amazing. And not like teletubbies, they are deep and handle difficult life questions cleverly. And they are definately NOT hippos. In fact they get very angry in one episode when a zookeeper thinks they are :D You should definately go to Tampere moomin museum. You know, while you are here to watch live hockey in Nokia arena ;) It is a beautiful museum with great atmosphere and original Momin art by Tove and her wife Tuulikki. I have never been to the Moomin park in Naanatali, but i do believe it is amed for smaller kids. I think you might enjoy the museum more. And once you have studied momins, maybe then you could appreciate the park? I dunno :) Moomin books are not necessarily for children in my opinion.

[@evawettergren7492]

The best character in Moomin is "Lilla My" (Little My) in my opinion. She never bothered to soften her words and could really hammer some uncomfortable truths home in a snappy way. She was also funny, possibly unintentionally, but me and my sister always laughed the most at her scathing replies.

[@minnaervasti149]

Unfortunately, the steamship Ukkopekka no longer operates between Turku and Naantali. Summer 2024 was the last summer it made this route.

[@pahis1248]

sad to hear

[@sleepines]

just like anime, Moomins are not just for kids. do not think it's gonna be weird for an adult to like them. there are plenty of adults who adore Moomins still either because it was their childhood or they recently found them. age doesn't matter. and in the video there are plenty of adults in the background. u might laught at them , but for us Finns they are very dear and we take em seriously.

[@MrDefaultti]

We Finns also eat Moomin meat. Its called mozarella 😂n

[@hannaskoog7897]

I Hope You looking at our Author Astrid Lindgren in Astrid Lindgrens world (in Stockholm) She has write so many storys like Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långström) and Emil , Madicken, and alot of more!!!!!! In Sweden 🇸🇪

[@kalegolas]

You are talking about Junibacken i guess? The park with the name Astrid Lindgrens World is in Vimmerby in southern Sweden.

[@lazystain1909]

I love Emil-serie.

[@memoblom2112]

Pippi Långstrump not Pippi Långström😊

[@Paulakristiina3]

I live in Finland and would recommend this trip. At least once in a lifetime, you should visit Turku and the Moomin world. The park is for both kids and adults.

[@rosmu1130]

Some people like watching Moomins as adults too. 😊 I would prefer to watch the one I grew up with. With the original Finnish voice actors for the TV-show from 1990. 🤔 Especially I loved the character "Little My" aka "Pikku Myy's" voice. ❤️🤌🏻 (When she was voiced by Elina Salo) But over all the characters are lovable, memorable, have their quirks and adventures.

[@AHVENAN]

The 90s animated series is probably my all-time favourite kids show, I grew up watching it and I actually have the entire series on my computer and have sometimes watched an episode or two even as an adult!

[@ReveriKeenani]

Another thing we call Muumilaakso/Moomin Valley, is the Closed psychiatric ward in hospitals, At least here where I'm living xD

[@Zarniwooper]

Theres everything moomin. All time kid favourite is Moomin soda. I had a moomin fishing rod. Like a real fishing rod, not a toy.

[@irishflink7324]

When you said Turku is the oldiest town that is something new, I just started laughing

[@hearmerawrnow]

My friends husband is Finnish (we are Swedish) and i call him Moomin, "How is the Moomin troll today" and so on, there are Moomin memes, and as a good friend i find them and send them to her 😆😁

[@tiitut9153]

You should watch one moomin episode (japanese animaation from '90s)

[@ingridsvensson2419]

Moomin is so special and lovely ❤

[@friswing]

You have to read the books, before you know if you want to go to the Moomin-Valley. The books are just as much for adults. --- Tove Jansson, the Moomin-author, wrote all kinds of books - always in Swedish. Sweden had one of their traditional Christmas-TV-calendars (Tv-series from 1-24 december each year) about the Moomin-family. They usually sleep in winter, but this year they wake up in the snow that covered their house. The psychology is lovely. -

[@danielmalinen6337]

Moomins are trolls, they should not be mistaken for hippos.

[@vicolin6126]

While Moomin is definitely from Finland, it was origianlly written in Swedish - as the author was Finnish-Swedish and spoke Swedish as her native language. So, in the Swedish version we 90s kids watched, the characters all speak in the traditional Finnish-Swedish dialect. This is likely how most Swedes are first íntroduced to this particular dialect, in general. So, it is pretty much canon that they speak in this way. No idea how the English dubs and whatnot works. Went to Turku and also this park back in 2004, looks like it has grown a bit since I last saw it. I was a bit too old for this even back then, as a 10-year-old there is not that much to do, because at least back then the activities were geared towards younger kids. The STORIES themselves are however not just for kids, they can instill a sense of fear and uneasiness into any person of any age. I suggest you read the books or at least watch a few episodes of the 90's cartoon version before you visit, as you really wont "get it" unless you know the characters and their world.

[@Aurinkohelmi]

Yes moomins are huge in Finland and also in Japan.

[@anderswiik7432]

Swede in the US here.I don't have much to say about this,other than my American wife call em Moolanders 😅.And she fn loves em ❤

[@SteamboatW]

Oj, yeah. I think the whole Nordics or at least Sweden, Iceland and Finland grew up woth Moomin!

[@tangfors]

If you study psychology in Scandinavia/the nordic Countrys, you will definitely get to analyze Moomin, so no, not just for children, there is a depth there four adults too. Funny fact, there are some Moomin mugs that are worth a lot of money, the most expensive was sold a couple of years ago for 22,794 euros.

[@jopes4855]

You really want to check out couple episodes of moomin series. I'ts mandatory, you will not get past customs if you don't know moomins. 😅

[@juhokaartoaho]

Turku used to be capital of Finland, but it mostly burned down at one point and Helsinki became the capital.

[@SteamboatW]

The Moomin comic strip actually debuted in English in London.

[@saraorback755]

I love the Mumin-stories. Never liked the Tv-shows. Mumin-land is for really small children but it’s lovely. If you go to Åbo/Turku you should visit. It’s cute!

[@scyphe]

Moomin was very popular in Sweden when I was a little kid since they were on Swedish TV in the 70'ies and early 80'ies, both as animated cartoons and puppets. They kind of faded away a bit in Sweden afaik but they're still around here and there. I haven't watched children's television since the 80'ies ;). They're obviously much more famous in Finland where they come from. I personally wouldn't go to Moomin-land as an adult unless I went there with children. It would be weird and probably be seen as a little creepy by families with children. ;)

[@ingegerdandersson6963]

Its a pitty that Muminvärlden has most of its shows in finnish when Tove Jansson wrote it in swedish

[@TreeTrunku]

It is a great anime for adults, it is very similar to studio ghibli movies/music.

[@evs251]

No, Moomins have a great plot and a story behind every episode. Something I could even watch as an adult. Teletubbies on the other hand didn't have a plot and weren't really meant for anyone else other than toddlers. Moomins were meant for kids after the toddler phase too

[@ArchieArpeggio]

He has some good videos abut his trip in Turku as well from the shit that came to Finland. I have chatted with him in his comment section many times. Nice dude. Most of the videos are about Sweden, becouse he is born there. His mother is Finnish and if i remember correctly his father is Jugoslavian.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

Like all good Children's stories, the 20 or so Comic books and (guessing) 10 books are ripe with layers, they tell stories that will fly over the childrens heads but make them interesting for adults. They are both playful and serious, but constructed in a way so that the children won't notice the seriousness. They make for really good bed time stories. The only problem is that you don't want to stop reading when the child falls asleep.. Tove is just an incredible story teller, and has some books targeted at adults too.

[@kurppendalen]

you have to remember that she illustrated theese figures after the second world war. so there may, or may not be some metaforia in theese

[@smievil]

i bought a moomin dad plush some day ago

[@user-zv3ew4hk3o]

14:22 Unfortunately you are no longer able to go to there by Ukko Pekka as it "retired" this summer 😭

[@jonnajankala2451]

finland is known for having a lot of lakes

[@stiglarsson8405]

Soo then you have to catch up with Moomins then; "The Bubbles I EP 48 I Moomin 90s" kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHfKemdqq9iDl9U

[@jennymalmiola324]

In books Moomins get quite offended when someone thinks they are hippos. :D I don't think you should go to this amusement park unless you are a fan of Moomins. It would be quite futile. Though, if you do become a fan, there's bound to be a lot Japanese tourists without children, so you wouldn't be that odd sight alone.

[@nenikiato3230]

Mumin 😍

[@morningstarfin8835]

At first I was a bit surprised that you did not know Moomins, I've been told that they used to be quite big in UK television. Apparently you are too young for them, because they aired in 1980's. "The British version was adapted by Anne Wood at FilmFair for ITV Central and broadcast in the UK. Series 1 was first shown on Monday 24 January 1983 at 4:15 pm and series 2 on Monday 7 January 1985 at 4.15pm on Children's ITV, and series 2 was repeated in 1986. The series was last repeated in its entirety in 1988."

[@morningstarfin8835]

Oh, and you can skip the Moomin valley. It is for small children. Turku, however, is a nice place to visit, especially during summer.

[@lazystain1909]

Moomins on the Riviera. Not for kids 😁

[@niuho2052]

Ukkopekka sails no more, sadly...

[@KROB3LO]

DO NOT EAT ANYTHING IN THERE!

[@monikanordgren5844]

Moomin

[@psygamarerotu2408]

Full of kids..Nah,not worth it.Expensive too.But the Santa´s Village...

[@psygamarerotu2408]

And Turku,nice sized quite slow paced.I love living here.

[@jonnajankala2451]

they not hippos , they moomins - diiffrents spieces

[@jonnajankala2451]

if u have nephews you shoulds

[@MarifromKuopio]

Do not call Moomins hippos! They get offended by it!

[@MarifromKuopio]

That being said, if you need a friend to go Moomin world with, so you don't feel like the odd adult there, me and my daughter (6 years) can come and help. 😄

[@freewill8218]

I hate Moomin.😂😂