Finland’s most famous export are the Moomins, the beloved cartoon characters created by Tove Jansson.Jansson developed the Moomins as a meansof escape during the war between the Soviet Union and Finland. Moomins are hippopotamus-like white trolls. The first Moomin book was published in 1945 and the characters later had their own book series, cartoon strip, animated movies and animated TV series. The theme park Moominworld opened in Finland in 1993 and theMoomin Museum opened in 2017. Moomin books have been translated into 44 languages.