Sophia Jansson of her aunt, Jansson went to the UK to help Sort Of Books promote the re-release of a Moomin picture book. In June 2004, Jansson was invited by the Consulate General of Finland to the 31st "Dreams & Visions" Annual Children's Literature Conference in California. The Consulate sponsored her trip. Here, Jansson represented Finnish children's literature during an engaging lecture and presentation. In August 2004, Jansson launched the silver Tove Jansson and Children's Culture collector's coin, receiving the first pressing from Raimo Makkonen, CEO of the Mint of Finland. She served as a judge in the selection of the coin's
Naantali Naantali Naantali (; ) is a town in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. The municipality has a population of (), and is located in the region of Southwest Finland, west of Turku. The town encompasses a land area of . Most of this area is located on the islands, but the majority of the population lives on the mainland. Most of the islands are covered with forest and farmland, while the mainland consists chiefly of residential areas. One of the oldest towns in Finland, Naantali was founded around the mediaeval Brigittine