Tove Jansson

Writing

Born September 9, 1914 · Helsinki, Finland

5 films as director · Active 1959–2026

Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in…

Known for

Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson

2012

Haru, Island of the Solitary

1998

Hur gick det sen?

1994

Tove Jansson and the Moomins

2021

Kometen kommer - uppläst och illustrerad av Tove Jansson

2026

Tove and Tooti in Europe

2004

The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My

2023

Moomin and the Sea

1968

Directed(5)

2026Comet in Moominland

Acting(14)

2026Kometen kommer - uppläst och illustrerad av Tove JanssonNarrator

2023Who Will Comfort Toffle?Narrator (voice)

Film

2023The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little MyNarrator (voice)

Film