1. The Moomins can be found in books and television series. They are invented by the Finnish writer Tove Jansson. There is a Moomin theme park, called Moomin World, in Naantali, near the city of Turku. Every first grader of the school of Rovastikangas has made a drawing of an inhabitant of Moomin Valley and written a description of the character. The fifth graders have translated the texts into English. Enjoy! The Moomins
2. Moomin Dad He has a hat and a walking stick. He is white. He has a tail. Moomin mum is his best friend. He is kind. Niklas and Samu
3. The Police chief is the friend of all moomins. He is friendly. He wears a blue coat with yellow buttons. Sometimes he gets irritated by Haisuli. He also wears a black hat. Aaro Heimonen and Julia Laine
4. Little My is peevish. She is short and her hair is in a bun on top of her head. She has a red skirt, black shoes, white tights, orange hair and black gloves. She bites and hits with a frying pan. Her friends are Moomin Goblin, Snifflady and Nipsu. She has a sister called Mymmeli. Vihelmiina and Lotta Tingvall, Inka Raitala
5. Moomin Mum is Moomin Dad’s wife and Moomin Goblin’s mum. Moomin mum’s character is kind and gentle. If she loses her handbag she panics. She is friend of everyone except for Haisuli and the Hattivattis. Viivi-Iines and Jutta
6. Snifflady is kind and friendly and helpful. He always behaves well. Moomin Goblin is best friend. When winter comes she leaves for the south. She hikes a lot, lives in a tent and often visits Moomin valley. She plays mouth organ. Henna Suosaari and Suvi Markkinen
7. This figure is called Tuutikki. Good character. Behaviour normal. Friend of Moomin Goblin. No relatives. Jussi and Jesse
8. This is Hemuli. He collects plants. His behaviour is funny. His friends are Moomin Goblin, Nipsu, Moomin Mum, Moomin Dad, Little My and Snifflady. Hemuli has a sister. Valtteri and Suvi P.
9. These are Tiuhti and Viuhti. Their personality is caring and kind. They are Moomin’s family friends. Tiuhti and Viuhti aren’t relatives. Beerit and Katariina
10. This character is Nyyti. He is really lonely. He has black hair and a grey or black coat. Siiri Oittinen, Salla Välttilä and Emilia Putkisaari
11. This character is called Vilijonkka. He can be angry and he has got three children. Vilijonkka’s got a red dress and a red hat and black shoes and a handbag. Vilijonkka lives in Moomin valley with her kids. Salla Välttilä, Siiri Oittinen and Emilia Putkisaari
12. This is Nyyti Nyytiäinen. Nyyti is quite lonely. He has thick black hair and a grey coat. Nyyti is present in the book The Great Moomin Book Kiia and Reetta
13. Little My is often angry. Her friend is Nipsu and Moomin Goblin. Little My likes to trick others. She lives in the Moomin house with the moomin family. Little My’s mother is Mymmeli. Linda and Minttu
14. This is Moomin Mum. She is motherly, caring and always busy. She is peaceful and always works and washes up. Elias and Eero S.
15. Moomin father is kind. He has usually a walking stick and a black hat. He goes walking in the evening. He drinks coffee on the balcony with Snifflady. He writes his memoires. He can build. Ilona Kalkku and Julia Laine
16. This is Niiskuneiti. Her personality is gentle. She likes all company, except for Haisuli. Niiskuneiti likes flowers. She lives with Niisku, who is her brother. Niiskuneiti likes to wear a gold ankle bracelet. Annika and Minttu
17. I am Haisuli. I am mischievous and in the winter I wake up the moomins from their winter sleep. I don’t have any friends nor relatives. I live in the forest. I am wild and all the time doing naughty things. I think it’s fun to do so. I am black, I have horns. Sometimes I get stuck in my own trap. I’m a little bit afraid of sudden happenings. Tiia Karppelin and Heidi Strengell
18. Nipsu likes all shiny things. He is funny and kind. Leo Tanhuansuu and Toni Karppelin
19. Our names are Tiuhti and Hiuhti. We are timid but busy characters. We have no friends, nor relatives. We are very short and very shy. Mar kus and Matias
20. My name is Snifflady. I like to fish and wander. Moomin Goblin is my friend. I have no relatives in Moomin valley. I often go to look for my relatives. Only in the summer I live in Moomin valley, in a tent. I am a friend of nature. I eat fish. I am kind and everyone’s friend. I have many skills and I fish a lot. I can play the mouth organ and then i wake up the Moomins in the spring. I have green clothes. Iida Mykkänen and Heidi Strengell
21. My name is Hemuli. By nature I’m kind. I collect stamps and flowers. My favourite tool is a magnifying glass. My friends are the Moomin family. I haven’t got any relatives. Matias and Roope
22. Hattivatti is fierce and unmanageable and its behaviour is naughty. Its friend are only other Hattivattis. Relatives are not known by name but only as ’mother’ and ’father’ and so on. Peetu Lamberg and Samuli Tuomola
23. Niiskuneiti is a friendly and kind character. She is calm but can be naughty. Her friends are Moomin Mum, Moomin Dad, Moomin Goblin and Nipsu Eelis and Jari
24. This is Nipsu. He is nice and fun. He loves money. He is quick and quickly gets easily carried away. He doesn’t seem to have relatives. Roni and Eero S.
