Moomin World to start operation in 2015 for the 100th birth year of Tove Jansson, and on June 30, 2015, it is announced to open as early as 2017. Situated in Hanno city, northwest of Tokyo, the site will include a Moomin zone for attractions, and a free public zone or a park area. Construction site is purchased on hills along the Miyazawa reservoir. Moomin World is the world's fourth best theme park for children according to "The Independent on Sunday" (October 2005). Moomin World was elected as the domestic travel destination of 2005 (Matkamessut, Finnish Travel Fair 2006). Moomin World got
Finnish war children about a Finnish war child who is sent by his mother to live in Sweden during World War II. The film is based on a novel by Heikki Hietamies. It received good reviews from the Finnish press, and was selected as Finland's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards. Finnish war children During World War II some 70,000 Finnish children (, the 'war children' ) were evacuated from Finland, chiefly to Sweden, but also to Norway and Denmark. Most were evacuated during the Continuation War (1941-1944) to ease the situation for their parents who set out