Atos Wirtanen was a close friend of Tove Jansson and a model for the Snufkin character, whose green hat is borrowed from Wirtanen.
But Finnish author Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomin books, objected strongly to the depiction of the characters in the series.
In 1978 Lundblad and Torbjörn wrote and recorded the song "Who Will Comfort Toffle?", which also is a children's book written by Tove Jansson.
He is best known for composing the soundtrack to the 1990-1992 Moomin anime TV series, based on the Moomin books and comic strips by illustrator and author Tove Jansson.
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The house is described and depicted in many of the books and comics about the Moomins and Tove Jansson even drew blueprints of it as an illustration for Finn Family Moomintroll.
Snork Maiden, a member of the species known as Snorks and a character in the writings and illustrations of Tove Jansson