Moomin mugs facts for kids
Moomin mugs are a series of collectible mugs with Moomin characters, manufactured by the Finnish ceramics brand Arabia. The mugs are designed by Tove Slotte, with the images based on original drawings by cartoonists Tove and Lars Jansson. The mug itself is a 0.3 litres (0.066 imp gal; 0.079 US gal) ceramics mug of the series "Teema", designed by Kaj Franck in the late 1970s.
The first Moomin tableware was produced by Arabia in the 1950s, and the current Moomin mugs were introduced in 1990. Three to five different new mugs are put on the market annually, including limited edition items for summer and Christmas seasons. Moomin mugs are popular collectibles, especially in the Nordic countries. The most valuable ones are the limited edition mugs made for the Fazer café and the Stockmann department store. The 2004 Fazer special mug was sold in December 2012 at online auction for more than 26,000 Swedish krona ($4,000). In 2021, the "Swimming with Seashells" mug sold for a record sum 236,478 Swedish krona ($27,500).
List of Moomin mugs
| Years in production |
Mug |
|---|---|
| 1990–1993 | Mug Green |
| 1990–1996 | Mug Blue |
| 1990–1993 | Mug Rose |
| 1990–1996 | Mug Yellow |
| 1991–1990 | Dark Blue |
| 1991–1996 | Dark Green |
| 1991–1996 | Dark Yellow |
| 1991–1999 | Dark Rosa |
| 1996–2002 | Drawing |
| 1996–2002 | Peace |
| 1996–2002 | Office |
| 1996– | Love |
| 1997–2002 | Christmas Greeting |
| 1999–2000 | Millennium |
| 1999–2013 | Moominpappa Thinking |
| 1999–2013 | Moominmamma and Berries |
| 1999–2012 | Moomintroll on Ice |
| 1999–2007, 2011 | Little My Sliding |
| 2001–2012 | Snorkmaiden |
| 2001– | Stinky |
| 2002–2008 | Sniff |
| 2002–2014 | Snufkin |
| 2002–2009, 2011 | Family |
| 2004–2013 | Fillyjonk |
| 2004–2013 | Hemulen |
| 2004–2005 | Christmas Mug |
| 2004 | Fazer Special Mug |
| 2005– | Groke |
| 2005 | Moomintroll Daydreaming |
| 2005–2017 | Thingumy and Bob |
| 2006–2015 | Too-Ticky |
| 2006 | Dive |
| 2006 | Dive with Seashells |
| 2006 | Winternight |
| 2007– | Hattifnatternes |
| 2007 | Dolphin dive |
| 2007 | Snow lantern |
| 2008–2014 | Little My |
| 2008– | Mymble |
| 2008 | On the Beach |
| 2008– | Sniff Turqoise |
| 2008 | Winter Bonfire |
| 2009– | Inspector |
| 2009 | Siesta |
| 2009–2013 | Adventure |
| 2009 | Christmas Surprise |
| 2010 | Night Sailing |
| 2010– | Muddler |
| 2010 | Rose Garden |
| 2010 | Skiing Competition |
| 2011–2020 | Fuzzy |
| 2011 | Soap Bubbles |
| 2011 | Winter Games |
| 2012 | Hurray! |
| 2012– | Mymble's mother |
| 2012 | Primadonna's Horse |
| 2012 | Stockmann 150th Anniversary |
| 2012 | Winter Forest |
| 2013–2020 | Snorkmaiden Pink |
| 2013–2018 | Moomintroll Turquoise |
| 2013 | Snorkmaiden and Poet |
| 2013– | Adventure Move |
| 2013 | Under the Tree |
| 2014–2020 | Moominmamma Apricot |
| 2014– | Moominpappa Dark blue |
| 2014 | Sail with Niblings and Too-Ticky |
| 2014 | Tove's Jubilee (Tove Jansson's 100th Anniversary) |
| 2014 | Tove's Jubilee with glasses (Tove Jansson's 100th Anniversary) |
| 2014–2015 Winter mug | Skiing with Mr. Brisk |
| 2015– | Snufkin Green |
| 2015– | Moominhouse |
| 2015 Summer mug | Moment on the Shore |
| 2015– | Little My Red |
| 2015 | Keep waters clean |
| 2015–2016 Winter mug | Hibernation |
| 2016 | Our Coast |
| 2016– | Too-ticky Violet |
| 2016– | Ancestor Black |
| 2016 Summer mug | Midsummer |
| 2016–2017 Winter mug | Snow Horse |
| 2017 Special edition mug | Moominvalley |
| 2017 Summer mug | Summer Theater |
| 2017– | True to its origins |
| 2017–2018 Winter mug | Spring Winter |
| 2018– | Thingumy and Bob Green |
| 2018– | The Hobgoblin Purple |
| 2018 Summer mug | Going on vacation |
| 2018 | Friendship (only sold in Finland and Iceland) |
| 2018 Special edition mug | Moomin's Day (sold only on Moomin's Day 9 August 2018) |
| 2018–2019 Winter mug | Light Snowfall |
| 2019– | Ninny Powder |
| 2019– | Moomintroll Grassgreen |
| 2019 | Moominvalley Park Japan (only sold in Japan's Moominvalley Park) |
| 2019 | Evening Swim |
| 2019 | The Last Dragon |
| 2019 | Night of the Groke |
| 2019 | Golden Tale |
| 2019 | Midwinter |
| 2019– | Sleep Well |
| 2019–20
Winter mug |
Crown Snow-Load |
| 2020 | Misabel |
| 2020 | Snorkmaiden |
| 2020 | Relaxing |
| 2020–21 Winter mug | Snow Blizzard |
| 2021 | Summer Together |
| 2021 | In the Mountains (Norway exclusive) |
| 2021 | Snow Moonlight |
