Some brought champagne to celebrate the dismantling of the monument.

However, there were those who did not agree with such a decision of the local authorities.

Yes, one man openly protested with the Soviet flag when the bronze bust of the "leader" was lifted from the pedestal.

This was reported by the AFP news agency.

"To remove from the streets the monument to the founder of one of the most brutal systems of government in the world, Soviet communism, is great," said 77-year-old local Matti Leikkonen.

City planning director Markku Hannonen noted that some people found the statue "somewhat dear or at least familiar," but most called for its removal because "it reflects a repressive period in Finnish history."

Local Finnish mass media write that the statue of Lenin was vandalized several times.

Once Finland was even forced to apologize to Moscow after someone painted Lenin's hand red.

'Good bye, Lenin!'

Finland ditches last statue of Soviet leader.



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In recent months, Finland has removed several Soviet-era monuments from its streets.

In particular, Soviet monuments have disappeared from the cities of Turku and Helsinki.

It should be noted that Finland, which fought a bloody war against the neighboring Soviet Union during World War II, agreed to remain neutral during the Cold War in exchange for guarantees from Moscow that it would not invade.

This forced neutrality, to appease its stronger neighbor, gave rise to the term "Finlandization".

As a reminder, a fence may appear on the border between Finland and Russia.

Such a proposal was expressed by the Prime Minister of the country, Sanna Marin.

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