In the heart of Finland's old capital Turku is statue and plaque dedicated to Lenin. During December 1907 Lenin was holed up in Turku as he fled west to Sweden. Finland at this time was a part of the Russian Empire and Turku was the last point before Lenin crossed to Sweden. However the Russian secret police were watching key points including the Turku ferry building. To avoid detection he walked across thin sea ice to the island of Narvo from where he safely joined ferry service to Stockholm. Lenin later commented that walking across the unstable ice was one of the riskiest things he ever did.
Elsewhere in eastern European Lenin statues have long disappeared from parks and square. The Finns however are more inclusive.
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