Moomin mugs
Moomin mugs are a series of
Moomin characters, manufactured by the Finnish ceramics brand Arabia.[1] The mugs are designed by Tove Slotte, with the images based on original drawings by cartoonists Tove and Lars Jansson.[2] The mug itself is a 0.3 litres (0.066 imp gal; 0.079 US gal) ceramics mug of the series "Teema", designed by Kaj Franck in the late 1970s.[3]
The first Moomin tableware was produced by Arabia in the 1950s, and the current Moomin mugs were introduced in 1990. Three to five different new mugs are put on the market annually, including limited edition items for summer and Christmas seasons. Moomin mugs are popular collectibles, especially in the Nordic countries.[4] The most valuable ones are the limited edition mugs made for the Fazer café and the Stockmann department store. The 2004 Fazer special mug was sold in December 2012 at online auction for more than 26,000 Swedish krona ($4,000).[5][6] In 2021, the "Swimming with Seashells" mug sold for a record sum 236,478 Swedish krona ($27,500).[7]
List of Moomin mugs
| Mug # | Years in production |
Mug | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990–1993 | Mug Green | |
| 2 | 1990–1996 | Mug Blue | |
| 3 | 1990–1993 | Mug Rose | |
| 4 | 1990–1996 | Mug Yellow | |
| 5 | 1991–1990 | Dark Blue | |
| 6 | 1991–1996 | Dark Green | |
| 7 | 1991–1996 | Dark Yellow | |
| 8 | 1991–1999 | Dark Rosa | |
| 9 | 1996–2002 | Drawing | |
| 10 | 1996–2002 | Peace | |
| 11 | 1996–2002 | Office | |
| 12 | 1996– | Love | |
| 13 | 1997–2002 | Christmas Greeting | |
| 14 | 1999–2013 | Moominpappa Thinking | |
| 15 | 1999–2013 | Moominmamma and Berries | |
| 16 | 1999–2012 | Moomintroll on Ice | |
| 17 | 1999–2007, 2011 | Little My Sliding | |
| 18 | 1999–2000 | Millennium | |
| 19 | 2001–2012 | Snorkmaiden | |
| 20 | 2001– | Stinky | |
| 21 | 2002–2008 | Sniff | |
| 22 | 2002–2014 | Snufkin | |
| 23 | 2002–2009, 2011 | Family | |
| 24 | 2004–2013 | Fillyjonk | |
| 25 | 2004–2013 | Hemulen | |
| 26 | 2004–2005 | Christmas Mug | |
| 27 | 2004 | Fazer Special Mug | |
| 28 | 2005– | Groke | |
| 29 | 2005 | Moomintroll Daydreaming | |
| 30 | 2005–2017 | Thingumy and Bob | |
| 31 | 2006–2015 | Too-Ticky | |
| 32 | 2006 | Dive | A small test batch of this mug was made with seashells on the print. This mug went for big money at auction in 2021. |
| 33 | 2006 | Winternight | |
| 34 | 2007– | Hattifnatteners | |
| 35 | 2007 | Dolphin dive | |
| 36 | 2007 | Snow lantern | |
| 37 | 2008–2014 | Little My | |
| 38 | 2008– | Mymble | |
| 39 | 2008 | On the Beach | |
| 40 | 2008– | Sniff Turqoise | |
| 41 | 2008 | Winter Bonfire | |
| 42 | 2009– | Inspector | |
| 43 | 2009 | Siesta | |
| 44 | 2009–2013 | Adventure | |
| 45 | 2009 | Christmas Surprise | |
| 46 | 2010 | Night Sailing | |
| 47 | 2010– | Muddler | |
| 48 | 2010 | Rose Garden | |
| 49 | 2010 | Skiing Competition | |
| 50 | 2011–2020 | Fuzzy | |
| 51 | 2011 | Soap Bubbles | |
| 52 | 2011 | Winter Games | |
| 53 | 2012 | Hurray! | |
| 54 | 2012– | Mymble's mother | |
| 55 | 2012 | Primadonna's Horse | |
| 56 | 2012 | Stockmann 150th Anniversary | |
| 57 | 2012 | Winter Forest | |
| 58 | 2013–2020 | Snorkmaiden Pink | |
| 59 | 2013–2018 | Moomintroll Turquoise | |
| 60 | 2013 | Snorkmaiden and Poet | |
| 61 | 2013– | Adventure Move | |
| 62 | 2013 | Under the Tree | |
| 63 | 2014 | Tove's Jubilee (Tove Jansson's 100th Anniversary) | Every 6th mug produced had a pair of Tove Jansson's glasses as decoration on the inside of the mug. |
| 64 | 2014–2020 | Moominmamma Apricot | |
| 65 | 2014– | Moominpappa Dark blue | |
| 66 | 2014 | Sail with Niblings and Too-Ticky | |
| 67 | 2014–2015 Winter mug | Skiing with Mr. Brisk | |
| 68 | 2015– | Moominhouse | |
| 69 | 2015 | Keep waters clean | |
| 70 | 2015– | Snufkin Green | |
| 71 | 2015– | Little My Red | |
| 72 | 2015 Summer mug | Moment on the Shore | |
| 73 | 2015–2016 Winter mug | Hibernation | |
| 74 | 2016 | Our Coast | |
| 75 | 2016– | Too-ticky Violet | |
| 76 | 2016– | Ancestor Black | |
| 77 | 2016 Summer mug | Midsummer | The last mug that was produced in Finland |
| 78 | 2016–2017 Winter mug | Snow Horse | |
| 79 | 2017 Summer mug | Summer Theater | |
| 80 | 2017 Special edition mug | Moominvalley | |
| 81 | 2017– | True to its origins | |
| 82 | 2017–2018 Winter mug | Spring Winter | |
| 83 | 2018– | Thingumy and Bob Green | |
| 84 | 2018– | The Hobgoblin Purple | |
| 85 | 2018 Summer mug | Going on vacation | |
| 86 | 2018 | Friendship (only sold in Finland and Iceland) | |
| 87 | 2018 Special edition mug | Moomin's Day | sold only on Moomin's Day 9 August 2018 |
| 88 | 2018–2019 Winter mug | Light Snowfall | |
| 89 | 2019– | Moomintroll Grassgreen | |
| 90 | 2019– | Ninny Powder | |
| 91 | 2019 | Moominvalley Park Japan | only sold in Japan's Moominvalley Park |
| 92 | 2019 | Evening Swim | |
| 93 | 2019 | The Last Dragon | |
| 94 | 2019 | Night of the Groke | |
| 95 | 2019 | Golden Tale | |
| 96 | 2019 | Midwinter | |
| 97 | 2019– | Sleep Well | |
| 98 | 2019–2020 Winter mug | Crown Snow-Load | |
| 99 | 2020 | Snorkmaiden | |
| 100 | 2020 | Misabel | |
| 101 | 2020 | Relaxing | |
| 102 | 2020 | The Fire Spirit | |
| 103 | 2020 | Moominmamma's Mural | |
| 104 | 2020–21 Winter mug | Snow Blizzard | |
| 105 | Moominmamma | 2021- | |
| 106 | Fillyjonk | 2021 - | |
| 107 | 2021 | Summer Together | |
| 108 | 2021 | Moomin's Day 2021 | Moomin's day exclusive only sold on August 9, 2021. |
| 109 | 2021 | In the Mountains | Norway exclusive |
| 110 | 2021 - | Yellow 0,4L | A re-release of the 90s mug yellow in a bigger size. |
| 111 | 2021 - | Blue 0,4L | |
| 112 | 2021 - 2022 | Snow Moonlight | |
| 113 | 2022 - | Stinky in Action | |
| 114 | 2022 - | Little My and Meadow | |
| 115 | 2022 - 2023 Summer mug | Fishing | |
| 116 | 2022 - | Green 0,4L | |
| 117 | 2022 - | Rose 0,4L | |
| 118 | 2022 | ABC Snufkin | Made for the charity collection of the Red Cross |
| 119 | 2022 | ABC Moomintroll | Made for the charity collection of the Red Cross |
| 120 | 2022 - 2023 Winter mug | Winter Wonders | |
| 121 | 2022 - | ABC L 0,4L | |
| 122 | 2022 - | ABC O 0,4L | |
| 123 | 2022 - | ABC V 0,4L | |
| 124 | 2022 - | ABC E 0,4L | |
| 125 | 2023 - | ABC H 0,4L | |
| 126 | 2023 - | ABC M 0,4L | |
| 127 | 2023 - | Moominvalley Park Japan 2023 | Only available in Moominvalley Park Japan |
| 128 | 2023 - | Moominpappa | |
| 129 | 2023 - | Hemulen Yellow | |
| 130 | 2023 Summer mug | Garden Party | |
| 131 | 2023 - | Sea Breeze | A special limited edition platinum edition was sold through a raffle celebrating Arabia's 150 anniversary. |
Sources
- Moomin Mugs 1990 - 2019
- http://www.arabia.fi/eng/products/moomin-mug-listing
- Ninny, the Invisible Child, finally gets her own Moomin mug by Arabia!
References
- ^ "25 years of Moomin mugs - ceramic illustrator Tove Slotte". Moomin. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ Dodge, Kaelin (2021-02-22). "These Are Some of the Most Popular Souvenirs Around the World". Fodors Travel Guide. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ Design Museum – Kaj Franck Collection. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Moomin mug mania: Kajaani man owns full "secret" set". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Tästä Muumi-mukista maksettiin hurja hinta Ruotsissa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Defective ceramic Moomin mug fetches €6,100 at auction". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "This Moomin Mug Set a New Record | Barnebys Magazine". Barnebys.com. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-03-21.