Portrait of Tove Jansson

Writing

Tove Jansson

Career

Active from 1959 to 2026, busiest in 1978 and 2023 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Comet in Moominland
Comet in Moominland
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tove Jansson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    0.2, average 3.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    0.7, average 4.1
  • Social Commentary
    2.0, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Appeal 2
  • Stop-Motion Animation 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Untitled Animated Moomin Movie
Untitled Animated Moomin Movie

Original Story

2020s

10 titles · average score 57
Comet in Moominland
Comet in Moominland (2026)

Creator

Kometen kommer - uppläst och illustrerad av Tove Jansson
Kometen kommer - uppläst och illustrerad av Tove Jansson (2026)

TV show · as Narrator

The Summer Book
The Summer Book (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

Moomin 80 - The Door Is Always Open
Moomin 80 - The Door Is Always Open (2024)

Original Concept

Comet in Moominland
Comet in Moominland (2023)

Writer

Who Will Comfort Toffle?
Who Will Comfort Toffle? (2023)

as Narrator (voice)

The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My
The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My (2023)

as Narrator (voice)

The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin
The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin (2022)

Characters, Novel

Snöbarnens julsagor
Snöbarnens julsagor (2022)

Book

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley
Christmas Comes to Moominvalley (2022)

Original Story

2010s

3 titles · average score 61
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

Novel

Moomins on the Riviera
Moomins on the Riviera (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Story

Moomins and the Comet Chase
Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

Novel

2000s

3 titles · average score 59
Moomin and Midsummer Madness
Moomin and Midsummer Madness (2008)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

From the Life of the Little Trolls
From the Life of the Little Trolls (2008)

Short Story

The Leading Lady
The Leading Lady (2005)

Short Story

1990s

4 titles · average score 76
Haru, Island of the Solitary
Haru, Island of the Solitary (1998)

Writer

Hur gick det sen?
Hur gick det sen? (1994)

as Narrator

Travelling with Tove
Travelling with Tove (1993)

Novel

Comet in Moominland
Comet in Moominland (1992)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

1980s

7 titles
Winter in Moominland
Winter in Moominland (1987)

Novel

The Happy Days of the Moomins
The Happy Days of the Moomins (1985)

Novel

Tove and the Sea
Tove and the Sea (1984)

Writer, Modeling

Moomin Valley: Autumn is Coming to Moomin Valley
Moomin Valley: Autumn is Coming to Moomin Valley (1983)

Novel

Moomin Valley: Summer in Moomin Valley
Moomin Valley: Summer in Moomin Valley (1981)

Novel

Moominvalley: It's All in the Bag
Moominvalley: It's All in the Bag (1980)

Novel

Who Will Comfort Toffle?
Who Will Comfort Toffle? (1980)

Book

1970s

3 titles
Moomintroll and the Others
Moomintroll and the Others (1978)

Novel

Moomintroll and the Comet
Moomintroll and the Comet (1978)

Novel

Moomintroll and the Comet: The Way Home
Moomintroll and the Comet: The Way Home (1978)

Novel