Adventurous Moomins to appear at Habi Kids in September 2020

Habitare, the largest furniture, design and interior decoration event in Finland, is also an event for the whole family, with the Habi Kids area offering activities for visitors of all ages. The 2020 partner of Habi Kids is the Moomin Museum, which will bring a glimpse of the Moomin ‘soulscape’ and a coastal atmosphere to Habitare.

“Having adventures with others is central to the Moomin books, and the Moomin Museum wants to offer fair visitors a fun and action-packed sea journey. While on the adventure, or as an experience in its own right, you can take a break on the cliffs and enjoy, say, a picnic”, says the producer Minna Honkasalo from the Moomin Museum.

“We are really happy that, next autumn, Habitare visitors can explore the world of the Moomins in the Habi Kids area. The world of the Moomins, created by Tove Jansson, is familiar to Finns, and the Moomins are present in many people’s everyday lives in one way or another. The gentle and serene lifestyle of the Moomins is well suited to this era, which is characterised by a hectic pace and an ever-increasing flood of stimuli. With the Moomins, we want to turn Habi Kids into a small haven in the middle of Habitare, where children and adults alike can escape the hurry and the stress for a moment”, says the creative director of Habitare, Laura Sarvilinna.

The comprehensive five-day Habi Kids programme will be announced in May, in connection with the rest of the Habitare programme.

The 75th anniversary of the Moomin stories will be celebrated in a maritime spirit, because the sea was important to Tove Jansson and to the Moomins. The anniversary campaign, #OURSEA, by Moomin Characters and the John Nurminen Foundation, is raising funds to protect the Baltic Sea. The Moomin lifestyle is inherently environmentally friendly, and each of us should follow the Moomins’ example and make eco-friendly choices in our own lives. The anniversary exhibition, Moomins and the Sea, will be on display at the Moomin Museum in Tampere until 31 January 2021.

Image: Tove Jansson’s cover illustration to Moominpappa at Sea, 1966. Moomin Museum, Tampere Art Museum Moominvalley Collection ©Moomin Characters^TM

More information:

Habitare: communications manager Eva Kiviranta, eva.kiviranta@messukeskus.com, tel. +358 40 775 6609

Moomin Museum: producer Minna Honkasalo, minna.honkasalo@tampere.fi, tel. +358 40 518 1491

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