Marika Makaroff producer in an animated TV-series "Moominvalley". The series is based on the beloved Moomin-books and comics by the Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson. The series will be directed by Steve Box, who won the oscar in best animation feature in 2006 for his film . The upcoming Moomin-series will premiere in spring 2019. Marika Makaroff Katja Marika Makaroff (b. 5. June 1973, Helsinki) is an awarded content creator and Creative Director from Finland. She is the CEO and founder of Gutsy Animations. Marika has worked over 20 years in media, mainly in executive roles- She has been the creative
Finland poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg and Zachris Topelius. After Finland became independent, there was a rise of modernist writers, most famously the Finnish-speaking Mika Waltari and Swedish-speaking Edith Södergran. Frans Eemil Sillanpää was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939. World War II prompted a return to more national interests in comparison to a more international line of thought, characterized by Väinö Linna. Besides Kalevala and Waltari, the Swedish-speaking Tove Jansson is the most translated Finnish writer. Popular modern writers include Arto Paasilinna, Ilkka Remes, Kari Hotakainen, Sofi Oksanen, and Jari Tervo, while the best novel is annually awarded the