Moomin mugs are a series of collectible mugs with 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

References

  1. ^ "25 years of Moomin mugs - ceramic illustrator Tove Slotte". Moomin. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ^ Dodge, Kaelin (2021-02-22). "These Are Some of the Most Popular Souvenirs Around the World". Fodors Travel Guide. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. ^ Design Museum – Kaj Franck Collection. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Moomin mug mania: Kajaani man owns full "secret" set". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Defective ceramic Moomin mug fetches €6,100 at auction". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  7. ^ "This Moomin Mug Set a New Record | Barnebys Magazine". Barnebys.com. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

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