Snufkin

Snufkin
Moomins character
Person dressed as Snufkin at Moomin World
First appearanceComet in Moominland
Created byTove Jansson
In-universe information
SpeciesSnufkin (More commonly known as fan-term Mumrik)
GenderMale
RelativesLittle My (half-sister)
Mymble (mother)
Mymble's Daughter (older half-sister)
The Joxter (father)
And numerous other half-brothers and -sisters

Snufkin (original Swedish: Snusmumrik[en] or Mumrik[en], Finnish: Nuuskamuikkunen) is a character in the Moomin series of books written by Swedish-speaking Finn Tove Jansson, appearing in six of the nine books; his first appearance is in the second book, Comet in Moominland.[1] He is the best friend of the series' protagonist, Moomintroll, and lives a nomadic lifestyle, only staying in Moominvalley in the spring and summer, but leaving for warmer climates down south every winter.[2][3] He is the son of the elder Mymble and the Joxter, and is half-brother to the Mymble's daughter and Little My.

Snufkin serves as the main protagonist in the 2024 video game Melody of Moominvalley.

  1. ^ Jones 1984b, pp. 29–30.
  2. ^ Berthoud, Ella; Elderkin, Susan (5 September 2013). The Novel Cure: An A to Z of Literary Remedies. Canongate Books. ISBN 9780857864260. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ AbdelRahim, Layla (5 December 2014). Children's Literature, Domestication, and Social Foundation: Narratives of Civilization and Wilderness. Routledge. ISBN 9781135104603. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via Google Books.