On Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16th, 2025, Moominvalley Park and Metsä Village will be hosting their first ever refugee support charity event in collaboration with the UNHCR! The event will include sales of original art merchandise, free distribution, screenings of Nordic films related to refugees, seminars, and exhibitions.

Metsä embodies the Nordic spirituality of "spiritual enrichment through experiences in forests and lakes" and aims to realize a more open and sustainable society. As it introduces Nordic culture, which values ​​harmony and coexistence with nature, to Japan, it values ​​"Ethical Choice," which encourages choices that consider people and the environment, as its brand identity.

By providing opportunities to indirectly contribute to international humanitarian aid through shopping at metsä and participating in events, we aim to become a "bridge" between the local and international communities, and to furtherRealizing a spiritually enriched societyWe will aim for this.

MOOMINVALLEY PARK & JAPAN FOR UNHCR "It's all right now, my dear."

The Moominvalley Park and UNHCR Association initiative isWarmth, generosity, loveThe campaign focuses on"It's all right now, my dear."is a line from Moominmamma, who appears in the novel "Friends of Moominvalley."Dear (Your Dear)" is Moominmamma'sWords of love and compassionThe campaign art was designed with a catchy slogan that embodies the campaign's goal: to help refugee children have a childhood where they feel cared for and valued. (Sponsored by the Embassy of Finland)

[You can only see the special campaign art for two days] Visitors will receive a gift and rare limited edition T-shirts will be on sale! Come to the park and show your support by showing your kindness.

A portion of the one-day pass fee will be donated to refugee support activities. Visitors will receive a campaign art badge.

　Moominvalley Park will donate a portion of the one-day pass fee during the campaign period to refugee support activities through the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Additionally, visitors will receive a commemorative badge featuring the campaign art on November 15th (Sat) and November 16th (Sun) as a gift.

■Dates: November 15th (Sat) and 16th (Sun)
■ Distribution time: 10: 00-20: 00
■Distribution location: Moominvalley Park Welcome cove
■Target audience: Those who have entered Moominvalley Park
　*Limit one per person.
　*Only available to ticket holders (ages 4 and over).
　*Sales will end as soon as stock runs out.

Campaign Art Original charity T-shirts on sale. A portion of the sales will be donated

　Original charity T-shirts featuring the campaign art will be sold in limited quantities for two days only, on Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16th. A portion of the proceeds from the T-shirt sales will be donated to refugee support activities through the United Nations UNHCR.

　

　■Sale dates: November 15th (Sat), November 16th (Sun)
　■Sizes available: S, M, L, XL
　■ Sales price: 2,200 yen (tax included)
　■Sales location: Main Shop Moominvalley, Hajimari no Mise
　　*Sales will end once stock runs out.

Charity event at metsä village

Charity Night Cinema Screening of "Beyond Hope," a refugee-themed film by Finnish master director Aki Kaurismäki

　The film, which tells the story of a young Syrian refugee who flees his homeland of Syria amid an intensifying civil war and ends up in Helsinki, Finland, searching for his long-lost sister, is the second in what director Kaurismaki has positioned as his "Refugee Trilogy," and is imbued with the director's strong humanitarian message regarding the refugee issue.
　■ Schedule: Saturday, March 11
　■ Time: 17: 00-18: 40
　■ Location: In front of the Market Hall
　　*The event will be cancelled in the event of rain. *Please bring your own picnic blanket, folding chairs, etc.

<STORY>

Khalid, a young man who fled his hometown of Syria as the civil war intensified, ends up in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, in Northern Europe, by chance, searching for his long-lost sister. Having lost everything in an air raid, his only hope is to find his sister. Perhaps due to the refugee crisis plaguing Europe, Khalid is also subjected to discrimination and violence in this city, but restaurant owner Vikstrom lends him a helping hand and hires him at his restaurant. Vikstrom, too, is trying to leave his past behind and start his life over. The two, each searching for their own future, eventually become a "family," and a ray of hope begins to shine in their lives...
2017 / 98 minutes / Finnish original title: Toivon tuolla puolen / Distributor: Eurospace

[Workshop & Lecture] UNHCR's Refugee Support and What We Can Do - Together with "Inspection of Life's Possessions"

　This special event, which will consist of workshops and lectures, will be based on the concept of "self-awareness," and will aim to provide an opportunity for people to think about "what they can do" to empathize with the emotional pain of refugees, and to encourage people to think about refugees as something that concerns them personally.

　■ Schedule: December 11 (Sun)
　■Time: ①13:30~ ②15:30~
　　*Each session takes approximately 1 hour
　■Location: Craft Bibliotech
　■Capacity: 21 people per session (first come, first served)
　■ Target age: Junior high school and high school students and above are recommended (upper elementary school students can also participate)
　■ Speaker: Kohei Amanuma (Public Relations and Awareness-raising Officer for the Japan Association for UNHCR) *1

[Exhibition] Self-Standing Family Tent, a family refugee tent

　This tent for a family of five was developed through analysis, research, and field testing of various issues, including ventilation, sound insulation, fire resistance, resistance to all types of bad weather, and cultural compatibility, with the aim of providing safety, privacy, and protection for important belongings in refugee camps.
　Inside the tent, tableware and solar lanterns used in refugee camps are on display. You can actually go inside the tent to see them.

　■ Date and time
　　① Saturday, October 11, 15: 10-00: 19
　　② October 11th (Sun) 16: 10-00: 17
　■Location: metsä Aukio *In front of the Market Hall *In the event of rain, the exhibition may be cancelled.

[UNHCR Activities Introduction & Donation Booth] "UN Refugee Support Campaign"

　People are suddenly forced to leave their homes due to conflict or persecution. Their refugee life can last for more than a decade. They struggle to survive each day, anxious about the future and struggling to cope with it.
　The UN Refugee Support Campaign booth will introduce UNHCR's activities and provide information about the "UN Refugee Supporter" program, a fixed monthly donation program, and accept applications.

　■ Date and time
　　① Saturday, October 11, 15: 10-00: 19
　　② October 11th (Sun) 16: 10-00: 17
　■Location: metsä Aukio *In case of rain, it is under the eaves of the market hall

[Decoration] "World Refugee Day Carp Streamer"

　Special carp streamers created with the support of the UNHCR will be on display by fashion designer Shibuya Zannie, who herself came to Japan from Myanmar as a refugee, and Tokunaga Koinobori Co., Ltd., which has supported Japan's seasonal festival culture since its founding in 1947. These streamers are flown in Japan and around the world to coincide with Children's Day on May 5th and World Refugee Day on June 20th.

　■Date and time: November 15th (Sat) and 16th (Sun)
　■Time: 10:00~sunset
　■Location: metsä entrance parking lot, in front of the market hall *Cancelled in case of rain

About the Japan Association for UNHCR, a non-profit organization

　Established in 1950, UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) is a United Nations refugee assistance organization. It provides international protection and support to refugees, internally displaced persons, and stateless people who have been forced to leave their homes due to conflict or persecution, and works to resolve refugee issues. It was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1954 and 1981. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, it carries out aid activities in over 130 countries around the world. The Japan Association for UNHCR is the official support center for the UN's refugee assistance activities, handling public relations and fundraising activities. In cooperation with the UNHCR Office in Japan, it supports UNHCR's activities by conducting public relations and fundraising activities targeting private companies, organizations, individuals, and other parties.

<※1 About Kohei Amanuma>

　After graduating from the Faculty of Education at Tokyo Gakugei University, he worked as a social studies teacher at Shukutoku Junior and Senior High School for three years. After that, he worked as a supervisor at a child welfare facility, a staff member at a development NGO, and also worked in agriculture at an agricultural corporation in Kumamoto Prefecture.
　In 2012, he joined the UNHCR Association, and after serving as Kanto Area Manager for the UN Refugee Assistance Project, he is currently in charge of public relations and awareness-raising activities. In May 2017, he visited Ethiopia and Lebanon, which are hosting large numbers of refugees.