78-569: Skurken i Muminhuset , or Villain in the Moominhouse , is a picture book from 1980 by the Finnish author Tove Jansson . The final Moomin story written by Jansson, the story revolves around a mysterious nocturnal visitor to the Moominhouse, who sets the house and its inhabitants into disarray. Unusually, the book used photographs in lieu of illustrations. These were taken by Tove Jansson's brother, Per Olov Jansson , and were set in and around
156-664: A tunnel between Pasila and Helsinki Airport , the Itärata . There is no airport at all in Porvoo, but another airport in the Helsinki metropolitan area is planned for the Backas area, which would serve the traffic of cargo and small airlines. Finland's biggest port by total cargo tonnage is the Port of Kilpilahti (Sköldvik) located on the outskirts of Porvoo. In Porvoo River, on
234-612: A "Moomintroll" lived in the kitchen closet and breathed cold air down people's necks. In 1952, after Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll had been translated into English, a British newspaper man, Charles Sutton, asked if Tove Jansson would be interested in drawing comic strips about the Moomins. Jansson accepted the offer. The comic strip Moomintroll started in the London Evening News , which had
312-766: A Breton sweater and a beret", was inspired by Pietilä. Jansson died on 27 June 2001 at the age of 86. She is buried at the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. In 1968, Swedish public TV, SVT , made a documentary about Tove called Moomins and the Sea (39 min.). Jansson's books, originally written in Swedish, have been translated into 45 languages. The Moomin Museum in Tampere displays much of Jansson's work on
390-617: A ballet by Ahti Sonninen ( Radio tekee murron ) which was performed at the Finnish National Opera . By 1958, Jansson began to become directly involved in theater as Lilla Teater produced Troll i kulisserna ( Troll in the wings ), a play with lyrics by Jansson and music composed by Erna Tauro . The production was a success, despite the actors' difficulties speaking through their bulbous "Moominsnouts", and later performances were held in Sweden and Norway. In 1974
468-534: A circulation of 12 million at that time, making it the world's largest daily newspaper. The strip spread to hundreds of other newspapers in 12 countries. Although she became known first and foremost as an author, Tove Jansson considered her careers as author and painter to be of equal importance. She painted throughout her life. She exhibited during the 1930s and early 1940s, holding her first solo exhibition in 1943. Despite generally positive reviews, criticism induced Jansson to refine her style; her 1955 solo exhibition
546-524: A dense medieval street pattern with predominantly wooden houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Old Town came close to being demolished in the 19th century by a new urban plan for the city, but the plan was canceled due to a popular resistance headed by Count Louis Sparre . With the need for growth, a plan was envisioned for a new town built adjacent to the Old Town, following a grid plan, but with houses also built of wood. Jokikatu (located eastside of
624-489: A few large companies and a few medium-sized companies in the Porvoo region, but the majority (86 per cent) were companies with less than five employees. In 2014, the largest employers in Porvoo were Neste (2,000 jobs in Porvoo), Borealis Polymers (962), Ensto (430), Viessman Refrigeration Systems (414), Varuboden-Osla (300) and Bilfinger Industrial Services Finland (299). The Satakuntaliitto's Satamittari measures
702-450: A house, carrying away food and artworks. In The Spectator ' s view, Jansson made both "Hitler and Stalin appear as preposterous little figures, self-important and comic". Her earliest comic strips were created for productions including Lunkentus ( Prickinas och Fabians äventyr , 1929), Vårbrodd ( Fotbollen som Flög till Himlen ', 1930), and Allas Krönika ( Palle och Göran gå till sjöss , 1933). The figure of
780-456: A migrant background living in Porvoo, or 8.8% of the population. The number of residents who were born abroad was 4,385, or 8.5% of the population. The number of persons with foreign citizenship living in Porvoo was 2,903. Most foreign-born citizens came from the Estonia , former Soviet Union , Sweden and Vietnam . The relative share of immigrants in Porvoo's population is slightly below
858-661: A museum library and is not open to the public. Porvoo is on the route of the E18 road from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg , and the Porvoo Highway (part of the Finnish national road 7) along that route is one of the most important transport connections to Helsinki. Other important road connections are the Finnish Regional road 170 going via Sipoo to Helsinki, which continues from the East Helsinki area to
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#1732797720085936-502: A park near her childhood home in Katajanokka "Tove Jansson's Park" ( Finnish : Tove Janssonin puisto , Swedish : Tove Janssons park ). With a new animated series, Moominvalley broadcast in 2019, Rhianna Pratchett wrote an article about the impact Jansson had had on her father, the science fiction author Terry Pratchett ; he called Jansson one of the greatest children's writers ever, and credited her writing as one of
1014-784: A partial solution by building a house on a small island in the Gulf of Finland, and staying there for the summer. Jansson's and Pietilä's travels and summers spent together on the Klovharu island in Pellinki have been captured on several hours of film, shot by Pietilä. Several documentaries have been made of this footage, the latest being Haru, yksinäinen saari ( Haru, the lonely island ) (1998) and Tove ja Tooti Euroopassa ( Tove and Tooti in Europe ) (2004). The character Too-ticky, described by Sue Prideaux as "a wild-haired artistic troll in
1092-519: A population of approximately 60,000. It is the 19th most populous municipality in Finland, and the 15th most populous urban area in the country. Porvoo is located on the southern coast of Finland, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the city border of Helsinki and about 50 kilometres (30 mi) from the city centre. Porvoo was one of the six medieval towns of Finland, along with Turku , Ulvila , Rauma , Naantali and Vyborg , and
1170-483: A retired League of Legends professional player, is from Porvoo. A well-known Porvoo delicacy, a Runeberg torte , was developed by a local pastry master, and it is said that J. L. Runeberg ate them for breakfast. Fredrika Runeberg , the wife of the national poet also made tortes for her husband using the substances that happened to be found in the cupboards: wheat and breadcrumbs , biscuit crumbs, almonds , apple jam and sugar. In addition to Runeberg torte,
1248-1442: A stone axe from the Bronze Age . Ali-Vekkoski (Söderveckoski), Anttila (Andersböle), Baggböle, Bengtsby (Pentinkylä), Bjurböle, Boe (Häihä), Bosgård, Brattnäs, Eerola (Eriksdal), Eestinmäki (Estbacka), Emäsalo (Emsalö), Epoo (Ebbo), Fagersta, Gammelbacka, Grännäs, Gäddrag, Haikkoo (Haiko), Henttala, Hinthaara (Hindhår), Hommanäs, Huhtinen, Hummelsund, Ilola (Illby), Jakari (Jackarby), Järnböle, Kaarenkylä (Karsby), Kalax (Kaalahti), Kallola, Kardrag, Karleby (Kaarlenkylä), Kiiala (Kiala), Kilpilahti (Sköldvik), Klemetti (Klemetsby), Kortisbacka, Kreppelby, Kroksnäs, Kråkö, Kulloo (Kullo), Kurböle, Kuris, Londböle, Mickelsböle, Munkkala (Munkby), Mustijoki (Svartså), Myllykylä (Molnby), Norike, Nygård, Onas, Orrby (Orrenkylä), Pappilanmäki (Prästgårdsbacken), Peippola (Pepot), Pellinki (Pellinge), Piirlahti (Pirlax), Ramsholmen, Renum, Saksala (Saxby), Sannainen (Sannäs), Seitlahti (Seitlax), Sikilä (Siggböle), Skavarböle, Sondby, Stensböle, Sundö (Suni)), Svartbäck, Tamminiemi (Eknäs), Tarkkinen (Tarkis), Teissala (Teisala), Tolkkinen (Tolkis), Tirmo (Tirmoo), Treksilä (Drägsby), Tuorila (Torasbacka), Tyysteri (Tjusterby), Vaarlahti (Varlax), Vanhamoisio (Gammelgård), Veckjärvi (Vekjärvi), Virtaala (Strömsberg), Virvik, Voolahti (Vålax), Västermunkby, Ylike , Yli-Vekkoski (Norrveckoski), Åby, Åminsby. The city of Porvoo has 51,698 inhabitants, making it
1326-439: Is a village north of the centre of Porvoo and beside the Porvoo river. Suomenkylä has an old school founded by Johannes Linnankoski in 1898. The village of Suomenkylä also has two burial places from the Bronze Age . Kerkkoo ( Swedish : Kerko ) is a village north of the centre of Porvoo and beside the Porvoo river. It has an active school that is over 100 years old. In the village of Kerkkoo, archeologists and townspeople found
1404-443: Is also claimed to have been founded as early as 1347, which would make it the second oldest after Turku. Due to land rise and loss of shipping access, Ulvila lost town rights to nearby Pori in 1558. When Sweden lost the city of Vyborg to Russia in 1721, the episcopal see was moved to Porvoo in 1723. At this time, Porvoo was the second largest city in Finland. In 1760, roughly two-thirds of all buildings in Porvoo burned to
1482-598: Is first mentioned as a city in texts from the 14th century. Porvoo is the seat of the Swedish-speaking Diocese of Borgå of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland . Porvoo briefly served as the capital of the former Eastern Uusimaa region. Porvoo Old Town ( Finnish : Porvoon vanhakaupunki ; Swedish : Borgå gamla stan ) is a popular tourist destination, known for its well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings, and
1560-640: Is principally known as the author of the Moomin books. Jansson created the Moomintrolls , a family who are white, round and smooth in appearance, with large snouts that make them vaguely resemble hippopotamuses . She first drew a deliberately ugly creature as a caricature of Immanuel Kant , the philosopher; a kinder version became the Moomintroll. The first book, The Moomins and the Great Flood ,
1638-458: Is reminiscent of similarly aged churches across Finland, such as the Church of St. Lawrence, Vantaa , as they were designed by the same person, the anonymous German architect Pernajan mestari . The Diocese of Borgå that unites the Swedish speaking lutheran congregations, resides here. The cathedral has burned down 5 times. The latest fire happened on 29 May 2006; the roof was totally destroyed but
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#17327977200851716-921: Is under construction. The Porvoo railway station does not have a regular train service, but special museum trains from Kerava (either with steam locomotives or former VR diesel railcars from the 1950s) operate on summer weekends. The new hotel called Runo Hotel was opened in the old town of Porvoo on May 31, 2021. Hornhattula, Joonaanmäki (Jonasbacken), Jernböle, Kaupunginhaka (Stadshagen), Keskusta (Centrum), Etelä-Kevätkumpu (Södra Vårberga), Pohjois-Kevätkumpu (Norra Vårberga), Myllymäki (Kvarnbacken), Näsi (Näse), Pappilanmäki (Prästgårdsbacken), Skaftkärr, Suistola, Vanha Porvoo (Gamla Borgå). Hamari (Hammars), Aunela (Ånäs), Eestinmäki (Estbacka), Gammelbacka, Huhtinen (Huktis), Katajamäki (Ensbacka), Kevätkumpu (Vårberga), Kokonniemi (Uddas), Kuninkaanportti (Kungsporten), Pappilanpelto, Peippola (Pepot), Tarkkinen (Tarkis), Tarmola (Östermalm). Suomenkylä ( Swedish : Finnby )
1794-646: The Grand Duchy of Finland , an autonomous part of the Russian Empire at the time. Her family, part of the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland , was an artistic one: her father, Viktor Jansson , was a sculptor, and her mother, Signe Hammarsten-Jansson , was a Swedish-born graphic designer and illustrator. Tove's siblings also became artists: Per Olov Jansson became a photographer and Lars Jansson an author and cartoonist. Whilst their home
1872-806: The Porvoo Communion , so named after the Porvoo Cathedral where the Eucharist was celebrated on the final Sunday of the conversations leading to the Statement. The old city of Porvoo was formally disestablished and the new city of Porvoo founded in 1997, when the city of Porvoo and the rural municipality of Porvoo were consolidated. The town is famed for its "Old Town" ( Vanhakaupunki in Finnish , Gamla Stan in Swedish ),
1950-477: The sub-region maintained by Porvoo includes Askola, Myrskylä and Pukkila . The town received its name from a Swedish medieval fortress near the river Porvoonjoki , which flows through the town. The name Porvoo is the Fennicised version of the Swedish name Borgå , which is derived from borg , meaning " castle " and å , " river ". The coat of arms of Porvoo, based on the medieval seal of
2028-453: The " national poet of Finland", lived in Porvoo from 1837 until his death. His home has served as a museum since 1882. Borgå Gymnasium [ fi ] in Porvoo is home to Finland's oldest public library from 1728. The oldest works in the library, which consists of rare works, are from the 15th century, and the collection includes, among other things, Mikael Agricola 's original Se Wsi Testamenti from 1548. Today it functions as
2106-604: The 15th-century Porvoo Cathedral . The Old Town and the Porvoonjoki River Valley are recognized as, together, one of the National landscapes of Finland . Porvoo is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 64% Finnish speakers, 28% Swedish speakers, and 8% speakers of other languages. The municipalities neighbouring Porvoo are Askola , Loviisa , Myrskylä , Pornainen , and Sipoo ; and
2184-457: The 1920s. In the 1930s Jansson made several trips to other European countries. She drew from these for her short stories and articles, which she also illustrated, and which were also published in magazines, periodicals and daily papers. During this period, Jansson also designed many book covers, adverts and postcards. Following her mother's example, she drew illustrations for Garm , a Finnish-Swedish political and satirical magazine . Jansson
2262-504: The 19th most populous municipality in Finland. The Porvoo region has a population of 59,793. In Porvoo, 8.8% of the population has a foreign background, which is slightly below the national average. Population by mother tongue (2023) The city of Porvoo is officially bilingual , with both Finnish and Swedish as official languages. The majority of the population - 32,655 people or 63.7% - speak Finnish as their first language. There are 14,281 Swedish speakers in Porvoo, or 27.8% of
2340-637: The Graphic School of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 1933–1937, and finally at L'École d'Adrien Holy and L' École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1938. Her first solo exhibition was held in 1943. At age 14, Jansson wrote and illustrated her first picture book Sara och Pelle och näckens bläckfiskar ( Sara and Pelle and Neptune's Children ). It was not published until 1933. She also sold drawings that were published in magazines in
2418-489: The Moomin books changed as time went by. The first books, written starting during the Second World War, up to Moominland Midwinter (1957), are adventure stories that include floods, comets and supernatural events. The Moomins and the Great Flood deals with Moominmamma and Moomintroll's flight through a dark and scary forest, where they encounter various dangers. In Comet in Moominland , a comet nearly destroys
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2496-476: The Moomins explore the empty building and perform Moominpappa's melodrama . Moominland Midwinter marks a turning point in the series. Jansson described it as a book about “what it is like when things get difficult”: the story focuses on Moomintroll, who wakes up in the middle of the winter (Moomins hibernate from November to April), and has to cope with the strange and unfriendly world he finds. The short story collection Tales from Moominvalley (1962) and
2574-465: The Moomins' fame grew, two of the original novels, Comet in Moominland and The Exploits of Moominpappa , were revised by Jansson and republished. Critics have interpreted various Moomin characters as being inspired by real people, especially members of the author's family and close friends, and Jansson spoke in interviews about the backgrounds of, and possible models for, her characters. The personality of Tuulikki Pietilä, Jansson's partner, inspired
2652-632: The Moomins. There is a Moomin theme park named Moomin World in Naantali . In 2012, the BBC broadcast a one-hour documentary on Jansson, Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson . A Moominvalley Park opened at Hannō , Japan in 2019. In March 2014, the Ateneum Art Museum opened a major centenary exhibition showcasing Jansson's works as an artist, an illustrator, a political caricaturist and
2730-493: The Moomintroll appeared first in Jansson's political cartoons, where it was used as a signature character near the artist's name. This "Proto-Moomin", then called Snork or Niisku, was thin and ugly, with a long, narrow nose and devilish tail. Jansson said that she had designed the Moomins in her youth: after she lost a philosophical quarrel about Immanuel Kant with one of her brothers, she drew "the ugliest creature imaginable" on
2808-469: The Moominvalley. Some critics have considered this an allegory of nuclear weapons . Finn Family Moomintroll deals with adventures brought on by the discovery of a magician's hat. The Exploits of Moominpappa (1950) tells the story of Moominpappa's adventurous youth and cheerfully parodies the genre of memoir . Finally, Moominsummer Madness ( Farlig midsommar , 1955) is set in a theatre:
2886-526: The Porvoonjoki River) is one of Porvoo's pedestrian streets , and like the other similar streets of the Old Town, it also includes a variety of restaurants , coffeehouses , antique shops and other stores. The central point of the old town is the medieval, stone and brick Porvoo Cathedral . The cathedral gave its name to the Porvoo Communion , an inter-church agreement between a number of Anglican and Lutheran denominations . The cathedral
2964-615: The Snark and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . She created a set of illustrations for the 1962 Swedish edition of J. R. R. Tolkien 's 1937 children's book The Hobbit . The scholar of literature Björn Sundmark states that Jansson's work helped to define how Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy could be depicted visually. The edition with her illustrations was not reprinted for many years, even though reviewers and "Tolkienists" liked Jansson's "expressive" images. Sundmark suggests that
3042-563: The baby down by giving it slices of cake – Austria , Poland , Czechoslovakia , etc. In the Second World War , during which Finland fought against the Soviet Union , part of the time cooperating with Nazi Germany, her cover illustrations for Garm lampooned both Hitler and Joseph Stalin : in one, Stalin draws his sword from his impressively long scabbard , only to find it absurdly short; in another, multiple Hitlers ransack
3120-488: The capital under the name Itäväylä , and the main road 55 leading northwest, via Monninkylä of Askola , to the Mäntsälä municipality. It is currently the largest Finnish municipality without scheduled railway services, since passenger rail services to Porvoo ended in 1981 and freight services in 1990, however proposals exist to link Porvoo to the rail network as part of a new rail line from Helsinki to Kouvola via
3198-662: The character Too-Ticky in Moominland Midwinter , while Moomintroll and Little My have been seen as psychological self-portraits of the artist. The Moomins relate strongly to Jansson's own family – they were bohemian and lived close to nature. Jansson remained close to her mother until her mother's death in 1970; even after Tove had become an adult, the two often traveled together, and during her final years Signe lived with Tove part-time. Moominpappa and Moominmamma are often seen as portraits of Jansson's parents. Jansson's first foray outside children's literature
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3276-641: The city, is "Azure [blue], a tulip-shaped letter C argent [silver]." The main object in the arms has been interpreted as either a fire iron or the letter C, referring to the Latin word for "castle" ( Latin : castrum ). A version of the arms redrawn by Gustaf von Numers was approved for official use by the Porvoo City Council on March 23, 1960, and the Ministry of the Interior confirmed the use of
3354-496: The coat of arms on June 1 the same year. The area of Porvoo has been inhabited since the Stone Age . In prehistoric times, the river Porvoonjoki was a route of commerce for Finnish tribal Tavastians who primarily inhabited the inland regions. The Tavastians also had some permanent settlements in the area, such as the village of Hattula (later Strömsberg), which was named after an inland Tavastian village. The original name of
3432-488: The competitiveness of Finnish regions annually. In 2012, the Porvoo region ranked number one. In 2013, there were 70 sub-regions involved, which were assessed using six factors: labor productivity , employment rate , innovation , level of education , business dynamics and industrial dominance. The Porvoo region ranked fourth after Vaasa , Helsinki and Tampere . The region's labor productivity and industrial intensity were
3510-798: The creator of the Moomins. The exhibition drew nearly 300,000 visitors in six months. After Helsinki the exhibition embarked on a tour in Japan to visit five Japanese museums. In January 2016, a permanent Tove Jansson exhibition of murals, an oil painting, photographs and sketches opened at the Helsinki Art Museum . The two murals, Party in the Countryside and Party in the City were created for Helsinki City Hall 's Kaupunginkellari restaurant. From June 2017 to September 2017, an exhibition of Jansson's paintings, illustrations, and cartoons
3588-542: The eastern bank of the river right in the city center, there is a guest marina . In the village of Hamari, there is also an opportunity for visiting boats to anchor in the breakwater . Also, the ferry connection favored by tourism runs between Helsinki and Porvoo on the MS J. L. Runeberg ferry. Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Porvoo: Distribution of the city council seats following
3666-402: The end of the 20th century, there was pressure to develop the essentially untouched western side of the river. There was concern that growth would necessitate the construction of a second bridge across the river into the town, thus putting further strain on the aging wooden town. An architectural competition was held in 1990, the winning entry of which proposed building the second bridge. Plans for
3744-432: The first Moomin opera was produced, with music composed by Ilkka Kuusisto . The Moomintrolls have been adapted to media including television animations such as the 1990 Moomin series , and feature films. Jansson had several male lovers, including the political philosopher Atos Wirtanen , and briefly became engaged to him. He was the inspiration for the Moomin character Snufkin . However, she eventually "went over to
3822-647: The first book increased correspondingly. For her work as a children's author she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966; among her many later awards was the Selma Lagerlöf Prize in 1992. Her Moomin stories have been adapted for the theatre, the cinema, and as an opera. She held a solo exhibition of paintings in 1955, and five more between 1960 and 1970. She carried out several commissions for murals in public buildings around Finland between 1945 and 1984. She created
3900-464: The former Diocese of Vyborg , which operated in Porvoo, was replaced by a current Swedish-speaking diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland , the Diocese of Porvoo . The Porvoo Common Statement is a report issued at the conclusion of theological conversations by official representatives of four Anglican churches and eight Nordic and Baltic Lutheran churches in 1989–1992. It established
3978-540: The girl's father on Sophia's father, Lars Jansson; and the grandmother on Tove's mother Signe. Tove Jansson worked as an illustrator and cartoonist for the Swedish-language satirical magazine Garm from 1929 to 1953, when the magazine ceased production. One of her political cartoons achieved a brief international fame: she drew Adolf Hitler as a crying baby in diapers, surrounded by Neville Chamberlain and other great European leaders, who tried to calm
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#17327977200854056-587: The ground in a conflagration . During rebuilding, the city planning wasn't altered, instead new buildings were built upon the existing medieval foundations. After the conquest of Finland by Russian armies in 1808, Sweden had to cede Finland to Russia in 1809 (the Treaty of Fredrikshamn ). The Diet of Porvoo in 1809 was a landmark in the History of Finland as tsar Alexander I made Finland an autonomous Grand Duchy . In 1923, six years after Finland's independence ,
4134-401: The highest in Finland, but the employment rate and level of education were also at the highest level. The local team Borgå Akilles plays the sport of bandy , in the highest division, Bandyliiga , and has become Finnish champions twice. Sami Hyypiä , a former football player for Liverpool and the Finnish national team, originated from Porvoo. Lauri Happonen, better known as Cyanide ,
4212-402: The illustrations both for her own books and for classics including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Hobbit . Starting with the semi-autobiographical Bildhuggarens dotter ( Sculptor's Daughter ) in 1968, Jansson wrote six novels, including the admired Sommarboken ( The Summer Book ), and five short story collections for adults. Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki , in
4290-494: The interior is largely intact. A drunken youth had started a fire at the church, unaware of recent tar work and nearby tar containers, accidentally causing a large conflagration . He was later sentenced to a short prison term and restitutions of 4.3 million euro. The Old Town is a significant source of tourism in the area. Visitors to the capital Helsinki can embark on day trips to visit the older city. The Old Town also hosts various events, such as an annual Christmas market. By
4368-535: The large model of the Moominhouse built by Tove Jansson and her partner Tuulikki Pietilä . The house and the models of the Moomins and their friends used in the books are now on display at the Moomin Museum in Tampere . Although published in Swedish and Finnish, the book has never been published in English. The first official translation of Villain in the Moominhouse by Tove Jansson historian Ant O'Neill
4446-574: The national average. Moreover, the city's new residents are increasingly of foreign origin. This will increase the proportion of foreign residents in the coming years. In 2023, the Evangelical Lutheran Church was the largest religious group with 64.8% of the population of Porvoo. Other religious groups accounted for 2.2% of the population. 33.0% of the population had no religious affiliation. In 2011, there were 20,312 jobs in Porvoo, distributed as follows: primary production 1.6 per cent, processing 32.5 per cent and services 64.7 per cent. In December 2012,
4524-465: The novels Moominpappa at Sea (1965) and Moominvalley in November (1970) are serious and psychologically searching books, far removed from the light-heartedness and cheerful humor of Finn Family Moomintroll . Moominvalley in November , in which the Moomin family themselves never appear, is especially sombre in tone, possibly in consequence of the death of Jansson's mother during the year that it
4602-482: The only person other than the former Finnish president Urho Kekkonen to be granted two such coins. She was featured on a €2 commemorative coin that entered general circulation in June 2014. Since 1988, Finland's Post has released several postage stamp sets and one postal card with Moomin motifs. In 2014, Jansson herself was featured on a Finnish stamp set. In 2014 the City of Helsinki honored Jansson by renaming
4680-507: The population. 8.5% of the population of Porvoo have a mother tongue other than Finnish or Swedish. As English and Swedish - or Finnish for Swedish speakers - are compulsory school subjects, functional bilingualism or trilingualism acquired through language studies is not uncommon. At least 50 different languages are spoken in Porvoo. The most common foreign languages are Russian (1.3%), Estonian (1.2%), Arabic (0.8%) and Albanian (0.7%). As of 2023 , there were 4,492 persons with
4758-517: The reason was that in the 1960s, a new, more realistic style became the norm for fantasy art. Several stage productions have been made from Jansson's Moomin series, including a number that Jansson herself was involved in. The earliest production was a 1949 theatrical version of Comet in Moominland performed at Åbo Svenska Teater . In the early 1950s, Jansson collaborated on Moomin-themed children's plays with Vivica Bandler . In 1952, Jansson designed stage settings and dresses for Pessi and Illusia ,
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#17327977200854836-577: The reasons he became an author. Porvoo Porvoo ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈporʋoː] ; Swedish : Borgå [ˈborːɡo] ; Latin : Borgoa ) is a city in Finland . It is located on the south coast of the country, on the Gulf of Finland . Porvoo lies in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Porvoo is approximately 52,000, while the sub-region has
4914-640: The river Porvoonjoki was possibly Kukinjoki . The name derives from the name of the trade vessel cog which was a common merchant ship in the Baltic Sea in medieval times. The early center of the area was Saksala , meaning "the place of the Germans ", and deriving from the merchants who were trading in Saksala. Porvoo was colonised by Swedes in the 13th and 14th centuries after the so-called Second Crusade against Tavastians in 1249–1250. The colonisation
4992-557: The same period, she penned short stories and articles for publication, and subsequently drew illustrations for book covers, advertisements, and postcards. She continued her work as an artist and writer for the rest of her life. Jansson wrote the Moomin novel series for children, starting with the 1945 The Moomins and the Great Flood . The following two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll , published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, were highly successful, and sales of
5070-602: The second parish dish in Porvoo was grilled herring with onion rings and dill in the 1980s. Pellinki 's fish soup and nettle soup were chosen as the main dishes of the Porvoo countryside. Porvoo is also known for its local confectionery and ice cream factories, the most notable being the Brunberg Chocolate Factory and the Old Porvoo Ice Cream Factory ( Vanhan Porvoon Jäätelötehdas ). J. L. Runeberg, today known as
5148-408: The spook side" as she put it—a coded expression for homosexuality —and developed a secret love affair with the married theater director Vivica Bandler . In 1956 Jansson met her lifelong partner, Tuulikki Pietilä , known as "Tooti". In Helsinki they lived apart but nearby, so they could meet unnoticed, but this did not resolve the problem that Jansson's mother often came to stay. They found
5226-514: The unemployment rate in Porvoo was 8.4 per cent, compared to an average of 10.7 per cent in the rest of the country. At that time, there were 3,389 business locations in the city. According to Statistics Finland , more companies were established in Porvoo in 2009–2013 than closed down, and the number of companies has increased by about 140 each year. According to the Eastern Uusimaa Viability Survey, in 2013 there were
5304-498: The wall of their outhouse and wrote under it "Kant". This Moomin later gained weight and a more pleasant appearance, but in the first Moomin book The Moomins and the Great Flood (originally Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen ), the Immanuel-Kant-Moomin is still perceptible. The name Moomin comes from Tove Jansson's uncle, Einar Hammarsten : when she was studying in Stockholm and living with her Swedish relatives, her uncle tried to stop her pilfering food by telling her that
5382-447: The western side of the river have progressed under the direction of architect Tuomas Siitonen , and both a vehicle bridge and a pedestrian bridge have been built. The design for new housing is based on a typology derived from the old storehouses on the opposite side of the river. Yet another new development entails the construction of a large business park called King's Gate ( Finnish : Kuninkaanportti , Swedish : Kungsporten ), which
5460-430: Was Bildhuggarens dotter ( Sculptor's Daughter ), a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1968. She went on to write five more novels for adults, including Sommarboken ( The Summer Book ) and five collections of short stories. The Summer Book is the best known of her adult fiction; it describes the summer stay on an island of a young girl and her grandmother. The girl is modelled on her niece, Sophia Jansson ;
5538-399: Was held in Kunstforeningen Gammel Strand in Copenhagen in collaboration with Ateneum in Helsinki . The exhibition then moved from October 2017 to January 2018 to the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London . This was the first major retrospective exhibition of her work in the United Kingdom. A biopic , titled Tove , directed by Zaida Bergroth was released in October 2020. Jansson
5616-593: Was in Helsinki , the family spent many of their summers in a rented cottage on one of the islands of Pellinki near Porvoo , 50 km (31 miles) east of Helsinki; The Söderskär Lighthouse island off Porvoo in the Gulf of Finland may have helped to inspire her later books, such as Moominpappa at Sea . Jansson went to Finland's first co-educational school, Läroverket för gossar och flickor in Helsinki . She then studied at Konstfack (University College of Arts, Crafts and Design) , in Stockholm in 1930–1933,
5694-466: Was led by the Catholic Church and the kingdom of Sweden. The colonists originated from Svealand , and were provided with seeds, cattle and, tax exemption for four years. The oldest known written mentions of Porvoo are from the early 14th century. In circa 1380, Porvoo became the third town in Finland to be granted official town rights , after Turku in 1229 and Ulvila in 1365. However, it
5772-583: Was premiered in a reading at the ArchWay With Words literary festival on 25 September 2017. Tove Jansson Tove Marika Jansson ( Fenno- Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtuːve ˈjɑːnsːon] ; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author of Swedish descent. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki , Stockholm , and Paris . She held her first solo art exhibition in 1943. Over
5850-466: Was published in 1945. Although the primary characters are Moominmamma and Moomintroll, most of the principal characters of later stories were only introduced in the next book, so The Moomins and the Great Flood is frequently considered a forerunner to the main series. The book was not a success, but the next two installments in the Moomin series, Comet in Moominland (1946) and Finn Family Moomintroll (1948), brought Jansson some fame. The style of
5928-407: Was selected as the main motif in the 2004 minting of a Finnish commemorative coin, the €10 Tove Jansson and Finnish Children's Culture commemorative coin . The obverse depicts a combination of her portrait and the skyline, an artist's palette, a crescent and a sailing boat. The reverse features three Moomin characters. In 2014 she was again featured on a commemorative coin, this time of €20, becoming
6006-561: Was simpler in detail and content. Between 1960 and 1970 she held five more solo exhibitions. The National Biography of Finland describes Jansson as going "against the conventional image of an artist with her unusually even balance between visual art and writing." Throughout her career, Jansson created a series of commissioned murals and public works which may still be viewed in their original locations, including: As well as illustrating her own books, Jansson illustrated Swedish translations of classics such as Lewis Carroll 's The Hunting of
6084-567: Was written. Because of this, it has been described as being a "textbook on letting go, being a mature orphan, existing spiritually alone". Following this book, Jansson stated that she "couldn't go back and find that happy Moominvalley again" and so decided to stop writing the Moomin books. In addition to the Moomin novels and short stories, Tove Jansson wrote and illustrated four picture books: The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My (1952), Who will Comfort Toffle? (1960), The Dangerous Journey (1977) and An Unwanted Guest (1980). As
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