Moomin World

Moomin World (Finnish: Muumimaailma, Swedish: Muminvärlden) is a theme park based on the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. It was designed by Dennis Livson,^[2] and is located on the island of Kailo next to the old town of Naantali, in Southwest Finland.

Moomin World

Naantali, Finland, Moomin House in Moomin World
Location	Naantali, Finland
Coordinates	60°28′23″N 22°0′17″E
Opened	June 26, 1993 (31 years ago)[1]
Owner	Moomin World Oy
Theme	Books by Tove Jansson
Website	Official

The blueberry-coloured Moomin House is the main attraction of the park, where guests are permitted to visit all five storeys. The full-size moominhouse was built in 1993 to look like Jansson's own earlier drawings of the house. Hemulen's house is located next to the Moomin House. It is also possible to go to, for example, Moominmamma's kitchen, the fire station, Snufkin's camp, and Moominpappa's boat. Visitors can also meet Moomin characters around the park or the Witch in her cottage.

Moomin World is not a traditional amusement park, as it does not have any rides. There are numerous activities and paths including Toffle's Path with the Witch's Labyrinth, The Hattifatteners' Cave and The Groke's House. There are also performances in the covered outdoor Moomin theatre Emma.

Moomin World is open daily from mid-June to mid-August.

Kailo island

Theatre Emma

Accolades

Moomin World was called the world's fourth best theme park for children according to The Independent on Sunday (October 2005). Moomin World was elected as the domestic travel destination of 2005 (Matkamessut, Finnish Travel Fair 2006). Moomin World won the Golden Pony Award 2007 by The Games & Parks Industry magazine: the jury said that "Moomin World is welcoming, well themed and full of educational content."

In Japan

Main article: Metsä (theme park)

Metsä ('forest' in Finnish) is a Nordic-themed entertainment park in Hanno city, northwest of Tokyo, Japan. It was opened in March 2019, and includes an area called Moominvalley Park, the first Moomin theme park to be located outside Finland.^[3] Metsä was initially planned to start operation in 2015 for the 100th birth year of Tove Jansson,^[4] but on June 30, 2015, it was announced that this would be delayed to 2017.^[5] On December 6, 2016, the opening date was further pushed back to spring 2019.^[6]

Gallery

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  Fisherman Aron Lehtonen's memorial plaque on Kailo island in Naantali. Lehtonen lived in Kailo until CE.1928.
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  Fillyjonk, Moominworld, Finland
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  Hattivatje in Moomin World, Naantali.
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  The stake with the barometer of the Hatifnatten from the volume Finn Family Moomintroll
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  Hemulen in Moomin World, Naantali.
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  Hemuli's house
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  Inside the Moominhouse
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  Kailo island in winter.
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  The waterfall and the bridge over it in Moomin World.
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  A sign in the Moomin House, Naantali's Moomin world, which translates "Stop running, the smell of Moomin momma's jam rises from the basement to your nose, remember to go carefully!"
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  Mamma's Kitchen sign
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  Moomin Valley from the Moominhouse, leading down to the sea and further islands
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  Moominmamma and Moominpappa
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  Moomin World in Naantali. Common reed in brackish water (Baltic Sea). Kailo island.
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  Moomin's house in Muumimaailma (Moomin World) in Naantali, Finland
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  Moomin swimming room in Moomin World, Naantali.
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  Moomin train in front of the pontoon bridge.
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  The Moomin house (in the background, blue) and Hemul's house (yellow, on the right)
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  The Witch from Moomins
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  Niisku and the flight rattle in the play Teatteri Emma
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  The Moomin House dining room in Moomin World, Naantali.
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  Moomintroll
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  Naantali church, from Moominworld, Finland
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  Moomin world, Naantali.
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  Snork in Moomin World theme park, Naantali, Finland.
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  Niisku's flowing water power plant in Moominworld, Naantali.
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  Snork Maiden in Moomin World theme park, Naantali, Finland.
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  Sniff in Moomin World, Naantali.
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  Snufkin
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  Moominpappa's boat, the Oshun Oxtra (Ocean Orchestra), Moominworld, Finland
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  Little My -lollipops in Muumimaailma, Naantali.
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  Little My in Moomintroll world, Naantali.
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  Pikku Myyn nami sweet shop in Moomin world, Naantali.
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  Pikku Myyn nami sweet shop in Moominmaailma, Naantali.
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  Police station in Moomin world, Naantali.
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  The gateway to Hattivattie's secret in Moomin World, Naantali.
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  Gateway to Moominpapa's memoirs in Moomin World, Naantali.
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  Twinkle from the Moomins.
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  The Moomin show is going on at Teatteri Emma.
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  The Groke in her cave, Moominworld, Finland
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  Road sign in the Moominworld, in Naantali.

See also

• Moomin Ice Cave
• Moomin Museum

References

1. "Matkailu silmä" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
2. "The saga lives. Hurray!". Moominworld.
3. "Moominvalley Park". Japan Guide. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
4. Attwooll, Jolyon (2013-12-19). "Japan to open Moomin theme park". Plans for a new Moomin theme park have been announced for Japan. Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
5. "Moomin-themed amusement park to open in Saitama in 2017". The Japan Times. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
6. "Stunning Moominvalley Park opening in the city of Hanno, Japan - Moomin". Moomin. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2018-01-24.

External links

• Moomin World Moomin Theme Park
• Facto Edizioni (publisher's site) The Games & Parks Industry magazine
• Emma Theatre Program at Emma Theatre
• My side of Naantali Visitors' guide to Naantali (archived)