Snufkin He is also generally a prominent character in other Moomin media, such as the comics and TV series. The character has a mostly positive reception. Snufkin Snufkin (original Swedish: Snusmumrik[en]" or Mumrik[en]", Finnish: Nuuskamuikkunen or Muikkunen) is a character in the Moomin series of books authored by Swedish-speaking Finn Tove Jansson, appearing in six of the nine books. He is the best friend of the series' protagonist, Moomintroll, and lives a nomadic lifestyle, only staying in Moominvalley in the spring and summer, but leaving for warmer climates down south every winter. He is the son of the elder Mymble and
Finnish war children war, Finland experienced times of economic hardship, and also substantial insecurity with regard to the Soviet Union's plans for Finland, which resulted in the delay of the return of the children for several years. Ultimately, about 20% of the war children stayed with their foster families after the war, who often adopted them. Many more returned to Sweden as adults, when the prolonged post-war hardship in Finland pushed large contingents of unemployed Finns to Sweden's booming economy in the 1950s–60s. "Mother of Mine" (Finnish: "Äideistä parhain", Swedish: "Den bästa av mödrar") is a 2005 Finnish-Swedish film directed by Klaus Härö