Friends Friends is a theme that was introduced in early 2012 , although some sets were available in late 2011 . It replaced Belville as the " girl " theme . Twenty - three set s have been confirmed so far . The theme is more story - based than most , and follows the activities of five girls : Andrea , Emma , Mia , Olivia , and Stephanie . The theme also introduced the Mini - doll figure and over two dozen new moulds not seen elsewhere . A television show named LEGO Friends of Heartlake City based on the theme is currently available in at least three different languages . Description . The Friends theme is mainly targeted towards girls between the ages of five and twelve . Rather than having minifigure s , the theme has introduced a new Mini - doll figure . Friends follows five main characters : Olivia , Mia , Andrea , Emma , and Stephanie , and their lives in Heartlake City depicting their houses , hobbies , cars and favourite places to spend free time . The different interests of the girls reflect on the sets they are included in and are meant to help a girl find a character whose interests identify with her own . Even though their personalities are different , the friends seem to have some common fancies . For example , even though Mia seems to be the biggest animal lover and volunteers at the Heartlake Vet , Stephanie , the social butterfly , has also been seen rescuing animals on pet patrol . While previous " girl " themes such as Scala and Belville gave in to juniorization , Friends generally has as much building as other City - styled sets and themes . Friends still has a unique architecture with brightly coloured , modern structures . Unlike most other current themes , Friends uses brighter , pastel colours . The colour palette used for Friends is much broader than retired " girl " themes which mainly used pink . While pink is not absent from the Friends line , purples and azures are more dominant than before . In fact , according to press releases and catalogues , Friends has introduced a total of six new brick colours , Medium Lavender , Lavender , Yellowish green , Dark Azur , Medium Azur , and Aqua . In reality , many of these colours were seen on the 2011 Colour Palette and even used in other themes in 2011 , such as dark azure in Alien Conquest and Aqua in Cars . Friends is still one of the first times these colours were used regularly rather than parts for characters . The first time would be in the SpongeBob SquarePants theme where one of the azures appeared in 2011 ' s 3815 Heroic Heroes of The Deep . Apart from building elements , Friends sets include many specially moulded accessories , which increases their playability . Over two dozen new moulds of this kind were introduced , such as new bowls , kitchen utensils , pens , hairstyling accessories , several new flowers and unique rubber hairpieces designed for female characters . Friends also reuse a few parts from Minifigures , like pies , pretzels , beakers , microphones . Friends has also introduced many new animal moulds including redesigned horses and a foal , rabbits , parrots , dolphins , butterflies and bugs , also cats and dogs in different poses . There are also some entirely new moulds , such as a hedgehog , a squirrel and a turtle . Most of these figures appear in different colour variants . The Friends Animals subtheme released in 2013 was entirely dedicated to the Heartlake City fauna . These small sets are sold in polybags , with three bags per series . The first winter wave of sets released in 2012 follows the adventures of the girls in a suburban setting , the summer wave also focuses on a more rural setting with Emma and Stephanie going to a horse - back riding camp outside of Heartlake City and Olivia taking a camping trip . The 2013 winter wave went back to the suburban setting and added two water themed sets , which go outside Heartlake City to the beach and ocean . The summer 2013 wave added a high school and other suburban - themed sets , while expanding the characters ' interests to include soccer and music ; a large yacht rounded out the sets . The winter 2014 wave saw several farm and agriculture - themed sets , including a farmer ' s market , a horse barn and a set where one of the characters nursed a newborn lamb . A beach - side house was also added . The summer of 2014 saw several animal rescue and nursing sets , playing off the polybag sets featuring animals such as baby bear and tiger cubs , birds and other wildlife ; each of these sets was set in a jungle . A camping caravan set and a large shopping mall – the largest Friends set yet – went on sale to round out the suburbia theme . Several of the winter 2015 sets were new versions of sets issued during the original wave , the most notable examples being a new veterinary clinic and hair salon ; also , Emma ' s House replaced Olivia ' s House ( the last original set still in release in late 2014 ) . All - new sets included a hot - air balloon , a beachfront lighthouse and a pizzeria stand ; the summer of 2015 brought a private jet , airport , tourist kiosk , a small grocery market , skateboard park and a hotel . The January 2016 wave expanded on the girls ' outdoor interests , with archery and river rafting camp sets ; suburban sets included a " Cupcake Café " and a supermarket . The summer of 2015 brought a new subtheme : " Pop Star " sets , centering on the life of Livi , a pop music recording artist who apparently lives in Heartlake City and is friends with the main " Friends " gang . Sets in the initial wave represented a recording studio , a backstage dressing room , a performance stage and a tour bus . Announced for January 2016 were a mansion where Livi lives , along with a television studio . Mini - dolls . " Main article : Mini - doll figure " The mini - dolls were introduced with the Friends line , and were initially exclusive to this line . ( Since then , the Disney Princess and Elves themes , as well as at least one Friends - related Fusion set , have been introduced and use mini - dolls . ) The mini - doll is much closer in scale to classic minifigures than the figures from previous " girl " themes , such as Scala and Belville . They are around 5 millimeters taller than a standard minifigure and are less blocky and stylized . The mini - dolls are made out of four parts , like most regular minifigures : legs , torso , head and hair . In 2012 , 29 mini - dolls were introduced , not counting second variations . In 2013 , 3 new mini - dolls were introduced , and more have been introduced with each subsequent wave . Background . The theme takes place in the fictional Heartlake City , and centres around the lives of five girls , Olivia , Mia , Andrea , Emma , and Stephanie , and their adventures in and around the city . In the winter wave of 2012 , the sets were mostly based the girls ' interests or their hangouts . In the summer wave of 2012 it had more of a summer subtheme having Summer camp for Emma and Stephanie , there was also a bonus Christmas set to have Olivia and Christina celebrate Christmas . In 2013 , the girls looked at new interests such as going to the pool , grooming dogs and karate , while in 2014 , the girls developed agriculture - related interests and worked in the jungle caring for sick and injured animals . The announced wave for summer 2015 included the girls becoming pop music stars ( although performing arts - related interests were hinted at in several earlier sets ) . The success of the Friends line of sets inspired rival construction brick manufacturers to introduce their own line of sets targeting girls . This included Mega Bloks , which marketed a line of sets featuring Mattel ' s Barbie and ( for younger girls ) Hello Kitty .