The year 2026 is dedicated to Finnish comics, with a series of events honoring Finnish creations in France. The Aix-en-Provence festival began in May of the previous year with Sarjakuva, a series of events that continue to celebrate Finnish works throughout the year in France. In Paris, the Scandinavian and merchant scents are featured, and this September, the Parisian festival Formula Bula takes over. Among a series of exhibitions dedicated to a varied panel of authors, the Moomins have a place, albeit discreet. The trolls from the North occupy the walls of the Formula Bambini family space. They also participate in the outdoor programming, with an exhibition and many activities offered in the libraries of the Heure joyeuse, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, and Aimé Césaire, in the 14th, until October 3, 2026. The trolls and their universe are more visibly established in the capital with a store entirely dedicated to them, also open until October 3, 2026. At 36, rue Étienne-Marcel, just a few steps from Châtelet, the Moomins and their countless derivative products occupy a small but dense store at the heart of Paris. Almost all of the products offered are imported, not from northern Europe, but from Japan. There, the hippopotamus-like trolls have become a real phenomenon since the 1990s and the broadcast of the animated series based on their universe, co-produced notably by Japanese studios. A theme park is even dedicated to them, the Moominvalley Park, in Hannō. It is therefore quite natural that the range of derivative products matches the enthusiasm they generate among Japanese people. Everything is there: clothing, pins, as well as dishes or dishcloths. And, of course, in a corner, the original works: the comics signed by Tove Jansson, published in France by Le Lézard Noir. The publisher is also preparing a new edition of the complete works of the Finnish author. Previously available in a dozen volumes, the 21 stories will be gathered in a volume of more than 400 pages, benefiting from particularly careful production. A collectible object intended to be a definitive edition and which extends the heritage work of the publisher. The publisher had received the Heritage Prize in Angoulême in 2008 for its edition of Moomin and the brigands. This new complete edition will be the subject of a crowdfunding campaign launched in a few days. On the other side of the English Channel: an author rediscovered. Already present in the exhibition Queer as Comics, Tove Jansson is the subject of a monographic exhibition at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in London. Rediscovered in recent years beyond the sole Moomins phenomenon, especially through her life and relationships with women, the artist has often remained in the shadow of her work, to the point that some imagine the Moomins to be of Japanese origin. Tove Jansson and Her Families aims precisely to bring back into the light the woman and the author through her work. Open from November 21, 2026, this new exhibition, under the direction of Paul Gravett, will present illustrations, strips, as well as a series of documents more focused on the private life of the author. Some pieces will be shown to the public for the first time. The event is all the more notable as it is the first major exhibition dedicated to Tove Jansson in the United Kingdom. Beyond a belatedly celebrated anniversary, this particularly rich news brings back into the light a heritage work by exploring all its facets, from literary and graphic creation to pop culture, up to the transformation of the Moomins into an international license.