“I had no idea that you lived under the bridge. Please do come in. I’m sure my wife can make a bed up for you.”

Comet in Moominland (1946) 

Moominhouse is the heart of Moominvalley—the blue, tall round house reminiscent of a lighthouse, with a blue wooden cladding and a red tile roof. However, Moominhouse has not always been in Moominvalley: in the first Moomin book The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945), Moominpappa talks about a house he had built, but it had been swept away by a flood. At last, the Moomin family finds the very same house in Moominvalley. 
Even though Moominmamma, Moominpappa, and Moomintroll live in Moominhouse, they hardly ever spend time there just the three of them. In fact, Moominhouse is always filled with guests, relatives, and friends, and each and one of them is welcomed as they are: 

“Moomintroll’s mother and father always welcomed all their friends in the same quiet way, just adding another bed and putting another leaf in the dining-room table.” 

Finn Family Moomintroll (1948)

Not all real-life homes are moominhouses, but all moominhouses of real life are homes. Moominhouses always withstand storms, floods, and other catastrophes steady and strong, and they are made for families who love their friends and even welcome new guests with open arms. Moominhouses can be found anywhere—in blocks of flats, detached houses, tents, and hammocks—because the warm atmosphere and positive attitude towards life are more important than walls and roof. Therefore, the luckiest of us get to live in moominhouses. 

Our Moomin by Martinex collection features everything you need for the wardrobe, game shelf, and kitchen of your very own moominhouse. We even sell the original Moominhouse to those who already don’t live in one. Find your favourites below!