Sniff (character)

This redirect is about a character in the Moomin series. For the action of inhaling, see Inhalation. For the action of inhaling for the purpose of odor sampling, see olfaction.

Sniff (Sniff, Nipsu) - is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Moomintroll's immature friend and later adopted brother. He is the son of the Muddler and the Fuzzy. He is one of the few characters who is sincerely interested in money, and is always on the lookout for another way to get rich quick. Sniff appears in the very first book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, and plays major roles in the following books up to The Exploits of Moominpappa, after which he, possibly due to the lack of potential for character development, fades into the background and becomes a very minor character. His last appearance in the regular books is in Tales from Moominvalley, although he gets a fairly large role in the picture-book The Dangerous Journey, and has a minor speaking role in An Unwanted Guest.