Moominpappa at Sea Moominpappa at Sea Moominpappa at Sea (Swedish: "Pappan och havet", literally "The father and the sea") is the seventh book in the Moomin books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. It is based primarily around the character of Moominpappa. It was first published in 1965. "Moominpappa at Sea" forms the basis of episodes 25 and 26 in the 1990 TV series. The original title is a loose reference to Hemingway novel "The Old Man and the Sea", though this is not reflected in the translation. Moominpappa is dissatisfied with his life in Moomin Valley, so he organises the family to set
Jansson Jansson Jansson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian, German, Dutch, Danish, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name. As of 2014, 86.2% of all known bearers of the surname "Jansson" were residents of Sweden, 5.1% of Finland, 2.9% of the United States and 1.7% of Norway. In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:199) in the following counties: In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,893) in the following regions: Jansson, a