Moomintroll

Moomintroll
Moomin character
Moomintroll in Moomin World theme park, Naantali, Finland.
First appearance	The Moomins and the Great Flood
Created by	Tove Jansson
Information
Gender	Male
Family	Moominpappa (father) Moominmamma (mother)

Moomintroll (Swedish: Mumintrollet) (Also known as Moomin) is the main character in the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. He lives in the Moominhouse together with his father Moominpappa and his mother Moominmamma and has a keen spirit of adventure. Moomintroll is a 'moomin' - a little white troll with a hippopotamus-like big round nose.

His best friend is Snufkin. Other friends include Sniff and Little My. It is hinted many times that he is in love with the Snork Maiden.

The asteroid 58345 Moomintroll was named in his honour.

Moomintroll appears in the following books:

The character has a mostly positive reception from critics.