Karhupuisto (Swedish: Björnparken, lit. Bear Park) is a triangular park in the Kallio district of Helsinki, Finland. It is located next to Kallio Library and Kallio Church.
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The park got its name from the 1931 red granite statue Mesikämmen muurahaispesällä (The Bear on the Anthill) from the sculptor Jussi Mäntynen, which depicts a bear stooping on top of an anthill.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Mesikämmen muurahaispesällä/ The Bear on the Anthill". HAM. Retrieved 17 March 2024.