Meet the Moomin Family in Brussels!

This first-ever Moomin Parade will soon take place in Brussels!

This will be a unique opportunity to meet the live Moomin family characters directly from The Moominworld in Naantali, Finland!

When the first Moomin tale "The Moomins and The Great Flood" was published 80 years ago, the story told about the adventure of Moomintroll and Moominmamma in search of Moominpappa, and how they finally found the perfect home in the enchanted Moominvalley.

Following the original story, the Moomin Parade will feature the three main characters live - from Finland! Come join the parade walk from Square Ambiorix, starting at 14:00 on Saturday 10th of May and special program featured on the stage of European Commission Open Doors' Day at 15:00.

Selfie with the Moomin characters?

This is your chance to pose with the Moomin family! The official meet & greet will take place at Square Ambiorix starting 16:15 and finishing at 17:00 - first come, first serve -basis.

Is this your first time getting to know the Moomins? Read on about the Finnish author, Tove Jansson here and the history the Moomin tales here.