Manse Pride 2026 programme in the Moomin Museum
11.6.2026
17.00 - 17.45
Moomin Museum, Tampere Hall, Yliopistonkatu 55, 33100 Tampere, Finland
Queer themed guided tours in English and Finnish.
The Manse Pride event it organized for the 12th time in Tampere this year. The Moomin Museum has special programme for the week.
There are queer-themed guided tours in English on Tuesday 9.6. at 5 pm, Thursday 11.6. at 5 pm and Sunday 14.6. at 3pm.
The tours in Finnish are 9-12 June at 4pm and 13-14 June at 2pm.
Love, Desire and Indentity - A Queer-themed guided tour through the Moomin stories in English
This guided tour explores queer and LGBTQIA+ themes through the life of Tove Jansson during the years when the Moomin books were created. The richness and versatility of Jansson’s expression are revealed in the stories of the Moomin books, her illustrations, and the letters she wrote – even in her secret language. Visitors are invited to reflect on how love and gender are interwoven in the Moomin universe and within the broader cultural context of the time. Original illustrations by Jansson, together with the three-dimensional tableaux she created in collaboration with Tuulikki Pietilä and Pentti Eistola, offer a glimpse into a deeply personal creative world. The tour celebrates one of Finland’s most iconic queer and LGBTQIA+ figures through art and storytelling
The tours are included in the museum admission.
You can read about the accessibility in the museuum here: https://www.muumimuseo.fi/en/visit-us/accessibility/