Skurken i Muminhuset 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 was premiered in a reading at the ArchWay With Words literary festival on 25 September 2017. Skurken i Muminhuset Skurken i Muminhuset, or "Villain in the Moominhouse", is a picture book from 1980 by the Finnish-Swedish author Tove Jansson, published in 1980. The final Moomin story written by Jansson, the story revolves around
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