Finland Post released six new Moomin postage stamps, reflecting themes and values relevant to the Moomin stories, such as adventure, courage, consolation, freedom, openness and friendship. The colour scheme and the collection’s pictures have been selected from the Moomin books. James Zambra, someone who is exceptionally familiar with the subject, has been in charge of the graphic design. He is a member of the Jansson family and a relative of Tove Jansson, the creator of the Moomins.
"The Moomin stories are full of adventure, exciting events, friendship and consolation. The values that the stories emphasize-such as tolerance, courage, friendship, love and respect for nature-are close to my heart and feel very current today. The stories contain plenty of advice for living a good life," says James Zambra.
"My personal favorite is the stamp where Moomintroll encounters the Groke. I like that, when the characters' eyes meet, the fear turns into interest and understanding toward each other. I hope that the new Moomin stamps will spark joy as well as interest in Tove Jansson's original books," says Zambra.
The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. The Moomin family and their friends live an adventurous life in the idyllic and peaceful Moominvalley in harmony with nature. They are a family of white and roundish trolls with large snouts.
See also other Moomin stamps.
