Swedish children's literature other appreciated books; most of them were filmed, some with good results that have led to them being continuously rerun on Swedish television. One of the few fantasy writers in Swedish literature was Tove Jansson (1914–2001), who wrote her stories of the Moomins in nine books and four picture books between 1946 and 1993. Jansson was from Finland's Swedish-speaking minority, and wrote in Swedish. The Moomins are trolls that live in an economically and politically independent state, without any material necessities. Perhaps this explains the vast popularity the Moomins have enjoyed in many different countries. The Moomin books have been
TV Finland card and an annual viewing fee. TV Finland was ceased broadcasting via satellite in summer 2013, and started broadcasting only in Sweden. TV Finland TV Finland is a Finnish television channel available on some cable television networks in Sweden. The channel was originally created for free-to-air broadcast in Sweden as part of a reciprocal agreement between the Finnish and Swedish governments that also established SVT Europa (originally named "TV4" in Finland) broadcasts in areas of Finland with Swedish-speaking populations. it is broadcast on terrestrial free-to-air television in parts of Sweden, but due to the digital switchover it threatens to stop