Tove Jansson Life, Art, WordsThe Finnish Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson achieved worldwide fame as the creator of the Moomin stories, written between 1945 and 1970 and still in print in more than twenty languages. However, the Moomins were only a part of her prodigious output. Already admired in Nordic art circles as a painter, cartoonist, and illustrator, she would go on to write a series of classic novels and short stories. She remains Scandinavia's best loved author.