Arabia Moomin Mug #191
Moomin's Day, Autumn (2026)
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The Moomin’s Day 2026 mug is Moomin Arabia’s special mug for Moomin’s Day 2026. The mug will become available on August 8, 2026, one day before the official Moomin’s Day. Like previous Moomin’s Day mu...
The Moomin’s Day 2026 mug is Moomin Arabia’s special mug for Moomin’s Day 2026. The mug will become available on August 8, 2026, one day before the official Moomin’s Day. Like previous Moomin’s Day mugs, it will only be available for a limited time and in a limited edition. The mug has a capacity of 0.3 litres and comes packaged in a gift box decorated with the mug’s illustration. A special Moomin’s Day 2026 stamp can be found on the bottom of the mug. In the illustration of the Moomin’s Day 2026 mug, the Moomins are preparing for the arrival of winter and their upcoming hibernation. The Moomin family gathers hay for bedding and pine needles to fill their stomachs before the long winter rest. Nature glows in the warm colours of autumn, while the low Nordic sun paints the landscape in shades of ochre, gold and russet. The illustration captures the moment just before the first snow arrives in Moominvalley. The mug’s design is based on Tove Jansson’s comic strip Moomin’s Winter Follies (1955). The autumn theme completes the series of Moomin’s Day mugs depicting the four seasons of Moominvalley. The series began with a summer-themed mug in 2018 and continued with winter in 2021 and spring in 2024. The Moomin’s Day 2026 mug will also be remembered as the final Moomin mug designed for Moomin Arabia by the beloved illustrator Tove Slotte. During her career spanning more than thirty years, Slotte created a total of 113 Moomin mug illustrations, many of which are now considered favourites among collectors. Note: This mug did not originally come with a sticker, only with the familiar box featuring the mug’s illustration, as in previous years.
Additional information
Name
Moomin's Day, Autumn
Product category
Moomin Mug
Mug number
191
Production period
2026
Theme
Special products
Brand
Arabia
Product designer
Tove Slotte
Graphic designer
Tove Jansson
Characters
Moominmamma
Moominpappa
Moomintroll
Snorkmaiden
Original image
Comic strip #5 - Moomin's Winter Follies (1955) - Tove Jansson
Measurements
Height: 8.1, Width: 11.2, Diameter: 8.3 cm
Weight
250 g
Volume
300 ml
Colors
Multicolor, Orange, Yellow
Material
Vitro porcelain
Type
Mug
Designers
Tove Slotte
Tove Slotte, born in 1957, is a Finnish artist and a graphic designer. She is a professional ceramist. Tove Slotte worked at Arabia from 1985 to 1990, after which she has worked as a freelance designer. She is best known for designing and illustrating the Moomin products for Iittala and Arabia ceramics. Tove Slotte has been a Moomin fan since her childhood. She says her favourite Moomin book is The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My. Tove Slotte has designed the Moomin products for Arabia for more than 30 years.
Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson was a Finnish-Swedish author, a cartoon artist and a painter, best known for creating the Moomin characters. She was born on August 9th, 1914 in Helsinki, Finland. Tove Jansson was described as a tolerant human being with a good sense of humour. Tove Jansson became recognized in the 1940s, after the first Moomin novels were published. Her Moomin stories were published in newspapers, comic books and picture books. Jansson’s Moomin stories have been translated into 45 different languages, which makes her the most translated Finnish author of all time. Tove Jansson was very skilled in depicting different kinds of emotions in her Moomin stories. It wasn’t long before the Moomins had found their fans – in both children and adults. Later in life, Tove Jansson created more visual art and stories for adults. Moomin stories have been modified and used in different forms: In theatre, films, opera, radio and TV adaptations. First and foremost, Tove Jansson identified as a painter. She created commissioned artwork for Aurora Children’s Hospital, several charities, kindergartens and schools. Tove Jansson passed away in Helsinki on June 27th 2001, 86 years old. Since 2020 the Ministry of the Interior has recommended raising a flag on August 9th in honour of Tove Jansson and Finnish art.
Characters
Moominmamma
Moominmamma is the lovable and gentle mother figure, and her peaceful character brings some stability to the colourful and lively Moomin family. Moominmamma is a caring and loving personality, who only wishes all living creatures well. Moominmamma appreciates uniqueness in everyone and is always just. Amongst the inhabitants of Moomin Valley, Moominmamma is considered a very reliable and helpful person. She is never out of chores and she loves to keep busy in her kitchen and the garden. Moominmamma has an astonishing ability to see that every cloud has a silver lining. The apron and the handbag are very important accessories to Moominmamma. In the handbag she carries supplies for all possible occasions. Moominmamma appears in almost all of the Moomin books.
Moomintroll
Moomintroll is a lovable and happy creature, and he longs for adventure. He is always at the heart of the event. He cares for his friends very much, and wants everyone around him to be happy. Just like the other Moomins, Moomintroll loves the sea. Moomintroll is a great combination of his parents: He is brave and adventurous like Moominpappa, as well as kind and compassionate like Moominmamma. The best place in the world for Moomintroll is Moominvalley, and he never fails to find an adventure. His fearlessness and longing for adventure sometimes carry him out of the Valley. Moomintroll is a roundish character, and he has a tussle at the end of his tail. In spite of his young age, Moomintroll has experienced the highs and lows of romance with his girlfriend Snorkmaiden. Moomintroll first appeared in Tove Jansson’s novel The Moomins and the Great Flood.
Moominpappa
Moominpappa is the decisive and fair patriarch of the Moomin family. Moominpappa is known to be adventurous by nature, with thousands of experiences and stories from his younger years. He is also a thinker, who writes his chronicles and always wants to know what is going on around him. Family is everything to Moominpappa, and he is willing to do whatever it takes for his family. He is settled in Moominvalley and enjoys the quiet life, but still remembers his days of wild adventure. Moominpappa loves the sea and considers himself a great sailor and a fisherman. He uses a cane, and is hardly ever seen without his top hat. Moominpappa first appeared in Tove Jansson’s book The Moomins and the Great Flood.
Snorkmaiden
Snorkmaiden is young and a bit of an erratic personality, always full of surprises. Snorkmaiden is Moomintroll’s friend and his love interest. Snorkmaiden has a brother called Snork, and they belong in the family of Snorks. The snorks change their colouring according to their emotions, and Snorkmaiden turns pale green when she gets upset. Snorkmaiden is an eternal dreamer, who often daydreams of romance and the prince of her dreams. Her vain and flirtatious nature might seem annoying to the others from time to time, but sometimes her stubbornness turns out to be very useful. Snorkmaiden has lovely golden coloured bangs, and a golden anklet. Snorkmaiden first appeared in Tove Jansson’s novel Comet in Moominland.
