Tips for Choosing the Right Moomin Mug from Finmug

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Finmug adds a small quality card with each Moomin mug. The quality card details whether the mug has a label or not and what condition class it belongs to. Below, you will find more detailed information about condition classes, labels, and even base stamps.

Detailed descriptions for condition classes, labels, and base stamps

Condition Class

With Label & Supergood

Choose this if you collect or want to give new and perfect Moomin mugs as a gift, and you are willing to pay a bit more for hand-checked top quality. The label on the mug Choose this if you want a definitely unused mug either for yourself or as a gift, and the recipient would accept a typical store-bought stickered product. This mug is new, but it may have common factory flaws or other minor marks on the glaze or sticker. For clarity, we have photographed the most common flaws in the glaze and sticker. You can view example images at the bottom of the page.n close inspection. This is the mug that a discerning collector would select from among all others in the store, preferably in good light. 😉

With Label & Just fine

Choose this if you want a definitely unused mug either for yourself or as a gift, and the recipient would accept a typical store-bought labelled product. This mug is new, but it may have common factory flaws or other minor marks on the glaze or label. For clarity, we have photographed the most common flaws in the glaze and label. You can view example images at the bottom of the page.

With Label & Well used

Choose this if you want a new labelled mug at a slightly lower price. There may be obvious flaws in the label and glaze, but the mug is intact.

Without Label & Supergood

Choose this if you care about quality but not about labels. This gets you a new, flawless Moomin mug at a slightly lower price. This mug is most likely unused as we haven’t found any signs of use or manufacturing defects. This mug is also a good choice for collectors.

Without Label & Just fine

Choose this if you want a mug at a reasonable price but still in fairly good condition. This mug may have some signs of use. These mugs are mainly purchased for regular daily use

Without Label & Well used

Choose this if you want to buy Moomin products at a very low price. The mug has many signs of use, but it is still intact.

Label

Finland

Finland is the most valuable label option. Choose this if you collect Moomin mugs with a Made in Finland label or want a Moomin product manufactured in Finland. Only a few Moomin mugs are available with the Made in Finland label. A list of these mugs can be found at the bottom of the page.

Fin/Thai

Choose this if you want a Moomin product that might be made in Finland. Based on the label, it is not possible to determine whether the product was made in Finland or Thailand, as it does not state the country of manufacture. The label only displays the product name and Arabia.fi / Iittala group.

Thailand

Thailand is the cheapest label option. Choose this if it does not matter to you in which country the mug is manufactured or if there are no other label options available for the mug. The Arabia factory in Finland ceased production of Moomin products in 2015, so mugs manufactured after 2015 are only available with a Made in Thailand label.

Thailand (Gold/Red/Green)

Finmug offers color options for those who want to choose a favorite color for the label or collect each color. From 2017-2021, the summer season mugs were available with three colored labels. Boxes of six mugs included 3 green, 2 red, and 1 gold label. Therefore, the gold labels are the rarest and thus slightly more valuable.

Thailand (Packet)

This label option also includes the original box that belongs to the Moomin mug. Only a few special mugs and all glosholm mugs come with a storage box.

Base stamp

By arabia

This is the cheapest and most common base stamp. Choose this if the base stamp is not important to you, or if no other base options are available. Arabia changed its factory mark in 2014, so all Moomin products produced after 2014 have this base stamp.

By arabia & year stamp

Similar to 'By Arabia', but the base also includes a year stamp, indicating the year of manufacture of the Moomin mug. From 2015 onwards, all seasonal mugs and a few special mugs have a year stamp on the base.

Crown

Choose this if you collect crown stamp Moomin products or if no other base stamp is available. The crown stamp is on all Arabia Moomin products manufactured up to the year 2014.

Crown & Year Stamp

This is the most valuable base stamp. Between 1997-2001, the base of Moomin products included the year production started. The year was only added in the year production began, so it is very limited in number. This type of stamp is very rare and old, significantly increasing the value of the Moomin mug.

MOOMIN 75

Choose this if you collect gold stamp Moomin mugs or want a stylish, golden base stamp! The MOOMIN 75 stamp is more valuable than the crown stamp (without year stamp) because the gold stamp is rarer and more elegant.

Example images - With Label & Just fine

  • Even in first-quality, unused labeled mugs, factory defects can be found upon close inspection. If we find a flaw in the glaze or if the label is slightly folded/torn, we classify the Moomin mug as With Label & Just fine

Moomin mugs with a Made in Finland label

Season mugs

- Joulumuki 2003-2004
- Talviyö 2007
- Talviuni 2015 (tehty myös Thailand-tarralla)
- Hetki rannalla 2015
- Juhannus 2016

Koska ensimmäiset muumimukit on valmistettu Thaimaassa vuoden 2008 loppupuolella, on myös Uimahyppy, Delfiinisukellus, Rantaelämää ja Lumilyhty varmasti tehty suomessa.

Character mugs

- Rakkaus
- Muumipappa tuumiskelee
- Muumimamma ja marjat
- Muumipeikko jäällä
- Pikku Myy liukumäessä
- Niiskuneiti ja aarrearkku
- Haisuli, harmaa
- Nipsu, Ruskea
- Nuuskamuikkunen, Sininen
- Perhe
- Vilijonkka, harmaa
- Hemuli, violetti
- Mörkö
- Tiuhti ja Viuhti (vanhempi)
- Tuutikki, sininen
- Hattivatit
- Pikku Myy, keltainen

Other mugs

- Ruotsimuki, pinkki
- 90-luvun muumimukit
Kaikkia 90-luvun mukeja ei ole tarjolla tarrallisena, mutta 90-luvulla tehtiin kaikki mukit Suomessa.

In Finmug's stock

Made in Finland mugs available in Finmug's selection