| Snufkin | |
|---|---|
| Moomins character | |
 Person dressed as Snufkin at Moomin World | |
| First appearance | Comet in Moominland |
| Created by | Tove Jansson |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Snufkin (More commonly known as fan-term Mumrik) |
| Gender | Male |
| Relatives | Joxter (father) Mymble (mother) Mymble's Daughter (older half-sister) Little My (half-sister) 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.
- ^ Jones 1984b, pp. 29–30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.