I have mentioned the Tampere Mannerheim Statue on this blog before here 'Europe's Lingering Scar of Communism'
You see, Tampere was a hotbed of communists during the Finnish Civel War and Mannerheim was the leader of the 'White' forces and routed the communists from the city. So, back in the 1950's when a statue was going to be erected in his honor, the city leaders stuck it in the forest, nowhere near the city itself.
So for the last couple trips here I had been meaning to visit the statue. I finally got the chance today.
You see, Tampere was a hotbed of communists during the Finnish Civel War and Mannerheim was the leader of the 'White' forces and routed the communists from the city. So, back in the 1950's when a statue was going to be erected in his honor, the city leaders stuck it in the forest, nowhere near the city itself.
So for the last couple trips here I had been meaning to visit the statue. I finally got the chance today.
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