  Armenian Buddy Bear in Senate Square, Helsinki  September 8, 2010 - 12:32 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Buddy Bear can be found in Senate Square, Helsinki, as a part of United Buddy Bears exhibition traveling under motto “The Art of Tolerance”. The bears have been on the road since 2004, and Helsinki is their 20th stop. The exhibition comprises 142 individually painted bear sculptures, just over two meters tall. The author of the Armenian sculpture painted a tricolor on the bear’s neck and a tobacco pipe on the back of his head with the following inscription: “ The pipe of my Armenian grandfather, who lost his Life in the mountains.” The inscription on the belly of the bear reads “HAYASTAN’.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
