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THE Japanese tourists looked at each display for such a long time and bought such a devoted number of souvenirs, it was clear they'd come all the way to Finland's industrial second city, Tampere, for the same reason I had - to spend the day in a library basement.
We'd come to the basement looking for Moomintrolls. These creations of Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson are popular worldwide but are so popular in Japan that Finnair have Moomin characters decorating planes on all Japanese routes.See the full content of this document
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Where Lenin Meets the Moomintrolls
Tove Jansson wasn't from Tampere but the library staged such a thoughtful exhibition of her work she bequeathed them her sketchbooks and her partner's colourful 3D models of ...
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