‘Tove’ Star Alma Pöysti Explains Her Family Connection to Film’s Subject (Video)
Pöysti’s grandparents were very close friends of illustrator, author, and the ‘Moomins’ creator Tove JanssonUmberto Gonzalez | January 22, 2021 @ 10:46 AM Last Updated: January 25, 2021 @ 11:08 AM
In many parts of the world, you would never need to explain that Tove Jansson was the creator of the lovable hippo-like creatures named the Moomins. In Jansson’s native Finland and neighboring Sweden, she is as well-known as Walt Disney and her characters as beloved as Mickey Mouse. And her influence extends well beyond the borders of her home country, with the Moomins universe exists in nearly 50 languages and as many cultures.