Schildts & SöderströmsSchildts & Söderströms is a Finland Swedishpublishing company, established in February 2012 through a merger between Schildts Förlags Ab and Söderström & Co.The publisher is based in Helsinki and one of the most important actors in the field of Finland-Swedish literature]. Its first managing director was until February 2014. She was succeeded by Mari Koli.
Svenska folkskolans vännerSvenska folkskolans vänner r.f. (abbreviated SFV) is a Finland-Swedishassociation aiming to support the schooling of the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. It is considered one among the most important institutions in Svenskfinland. Since the introduction of compulsory education in Finland in 1921, the association's main task has been to promote education, culture and free learning in Swedish in Finland.
PublishingPublishing is the process of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, whether in physical or digital form, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, zines, comic books, newspapers, and magazines, to the public.
MoominsThe Moomins or Moomintrolls (Swedish: Mumintrollen, pronounced) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, picture books, and a comic strip by the Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by the Finnish publisher Schildts. They are a family of white, round fairy-tale characters with large snouts that make them resemble the hippopotamus.
FinlandCountry in Northern EuropeFinland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. Finland has a population of 5.7 million.Söderströms FörlagSöderströms Förlags Ab was a Finland-Swedishbook publisher, founded in 1891 by publisher in Helsingfors (Finnisch Helsinki), Finland. Gustaf Leopold Söderström had started a printing company and publishing house in 1860, Söderström & Co. His son, Werner Söderström, who had been active as a publisher since 1878, took over his father's publishing business in 1888.
VaasaCity in Ostrobothnia, FinlandCity in Ostrobothnia, FinlandVaasa (Finnish:; Swedish: Vasa, Finland Swedish:), formerly (1855–1917) known as Nikolaistad (Finnish: Nikolainkaupunki; lit. 'city of Nicholas'), is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Ostrobothnia, located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. Vaasa city has approximately 71,000 inhabitants, while the Vaasa sub-region has a population of approximately 112,000.
Tove JanssonTove Marika Jansson (Finland Swedish:; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author, painter and illustrator. Brought up by artistic parents, her mother an illustrator and postage stamp designer, her father a sculptor, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She held her first solo art exhibition in 1943.
Swedish languageSwedish (endonym: svenska [ˈsvɛ̂nːska] ) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, making it the fourth most spoken Germanic language, and the first among its type in the Nordic countries overall.
Finland SwedishFinland Swedish or Fenno-Swedish (Swedish: finlandssvenska; Finnish: suomenruotsi) is a variety of the Swedish language and a closely related group of Swedish dialects spoken in Finland by the Swedish-speaking population, commonly also referred to as Finland Swedes, as their first language.
PorvooPorvoo (Finnish pronunciation:; Swedish: Borgå; Latin: Borgoa) is a city in Finland. It is located on the south coast of the country, on the Gulf of Finland. Porvoo lies in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Porvoo is approximately 52,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 60,000. It is the 19th most populous municipality in Finland, and the 15th most populous urban area in the country.
HelsinkiHelsinki, until about 1930 known in English by its Swedish name of Helsingfors, is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About 694,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.3 million in the capital region and 1.6 million in the metropolitan area.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.