Tove Marika Jansson (About this sound pronunciation (? ·i ) Helsinki, August 9, 1914 - ibid., 27 June 2001 ) He was a writer, Illustrator, cartoonist and painter Finnish Swedish-language ( the Swedish minority is in Finland, but spoken enough in some areas of Coast ). It is particularly known for his work for children, and especially for having created the characters of the Moomin family. These are among the great international successes of the literature of Finland, only below the works of Mika Waltari and the Kalevala.
