Tove Jansson’s Helsinki

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The Uspenski Cathedral

The Uspenski Cathedral is the largest Eastern Orthodox church in Northern and Western Europe. It was completed in 1868, when Finland was part of the Russian Tsardom.

Kauppatori market square

The Market Square is the largest square in Helsinki. The "Keisarinnankivi" monument was erected in honour of Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's first visit to Helsinki in 1833.

Viktor Jansson's Water Nymphs

A young Tove modelled for the larger water nymph in this sculpture by her father Viktor Jansson, created 1940-1944.

Senate Square

Senate Square is the heart of historic Helsinki, surrounded by buildings of religious, political, scientific and commercial power. The statue depicts the Grand Duke Alexander II of Russia.

Bank of Finland

Here, on the plinth of the statue of J. V. Snellman outside the Bank of Finland, traces of the bombings of Helsinki have been preserved.

Bäcksbacka Gallery

Founded in 1915 by Leonard Bäcksbacka, Taidesalonki is the oldest art gallery in Finland. During parts of the war years, they held exhibitions here, at Unioninkatu 28.

Hotel Kämp

During the 20th century, Hotel Kämp was a legendary haunt of Finnish and international luminaries from the world of art, politics and business.

The Moomin Shop

In this Moomin shop, inspired by the book Moominsummer Madness, you will find the world's largest range of Moomin products. At the end of the interaction, a discount code awaits you!

Lilla Teatern

These were the first premises of Lilla Teatern, founded in 1940 as a freer alternative to Svenska Teatern. In 1955, Vivica Bandler took over as owner and artistic director.

Tove's studio home

At the top of the square tower of this building, Tove lived and worked in her combined home and studio from 1944 until the end of her life.

Helsinki Observatory

When the Helsinki astronomical observatory was built in 1834, it was one of the most modern observatories in the world and served as a model for many other observatories in Europe.

The Castaways

The Castaways by Robert Stigell (1898) was the city's first public sculpture not to commemorate a historical event or person and has been interpreted in many different ways.

Locations you'll visit on this tour:

Uspenski Cathedral - in the Katajanokka area where Tove grew up in an artistic family
Kauppatori market square - with the Presidential Palace and the City Hall
Senate Square - with the iconic Helsinki Cathedral
Hotel Kämp - the place where the international success of the Moomins began
The Moomin Shop - the flagship store in Helsinki, where you'll have access to a special discount code
The outside of Tove's studio home - where Tove lived and worked from 1944 until the end of her life
Helsinki Observatory - which inspired the book Comet in Moominland