The Books of Moomin

What is a Moomin? They are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Tove Jansson (1914-2001). Jansson was a Finnish-Swedish writer and artist, who achieved worldwide fame as the creator of the stories about the Moomins, written and illustrated between 1945 and 1977. You can read more about Tove… More The Books of Moomin

Are You Ready for Plogging?

Sweden’s latest fitness craze is plogging and it becoming popular in the United States. The term is a mash-up of jogging and the Swedish “plocka upp,” meaning pick up. In this case, litter. Founded by Erik Ahlström, the Stockholm-based group Plogga aims to turn runners as a force for the environment. Ploggers run while wearing… More Are You Ready for Plogging?