![]() The protagonist of the series is Moomintroll, who is curious, kind, sensitive and idealistic. In 2019, the series' first episode was the most watched program on Finnish national broadcaster Yle's streaming service Yle Areena. The series is Finland's most expensive television show with a €20 million budget. The series has 16 million streams on Yle Areena. The series attracted over 2.1 million Finns and has become the most watched show ever on Yle Areena streaming platform and the most watched television series of 2019 in the whole of Finland. ![]() Animation company Anima Vitae was appointed as the lead animation company for the first two seasons of the series. The campaign was organised in order to raise funds towards visual development of the series. ![]() įinnish production company Gutsy Animations ran a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo from 8 March to 21 April 2017. An adaptation of the classic Moomin books and comics by writer-illustrator Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson, it is created using new techniques in 3D CGI. Moominvalley ( Finnish: Muumilaakso, Swedish: Mumindalen, also known as just Moomin) is a 2019 animated family drama series. ![]()
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